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Newfoundland
[Newfoundland 词源字典]
1585, from
newfound
+
land
(n.). In reference to a type of dog, from 1773. Related:
Newfoundlander
. Colloquial shortening
Newfie
for the inhabitants or the place is recorded from 1942.
[Newfoundland etymology, Newfoundland origin, 英语词源]