# Newfoundland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/ · frequency rank #17,684

## Definitions
1. A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.
2. Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
3. Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
4. A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
5. A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.

## Etymology
From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound + land.

## Common misspellings (19)
`enwfoundland`, `nefwoundland`, `newffoundland`, `newfonudland`, `newfoudnland`, `newfoundalnd`, `newfounddland`, `newfoundladn`, `newfoundlandd`, `newfoundlannd`, `newfoundlland`, `newfoundlnad`, `newfounldand`, `newfounndland`, `newfuondland`, `newofundland`, `newwfoundland`, `nnewfoundland`, `nwefoundland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/newfoundland