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語源

Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔː(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈlæb.ɹəˌdɔɹ/

固有名詞

Labrador

1. A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
2. (chiefly historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
3. A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
4. The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
5. A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
6. A surname from Spanish.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Labrador is the 14617 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2036 individuals. Labrador is most common among Hispanic/Latino (50.64%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (35.56%) individuals.

参考

• Newfoundland and Labrador

名詞

Labrador (plural Labradors)

1. Ellipsis of Labrador retriever.

Further reading

• Newfoundland and Labrador on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Labrador”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 374.
• Forebears

アナグラム

• larboard