Meanings
labrador1
Labrador2
proper noun
- A geographic region, the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in eastern Canada.
- A peninsula including the province of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the northern three-fourths of Quebec; in full, the Labrador Peninsula.
- The Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Labrador.
- A municipality and town in Pangasinan, Philippines.
- A surname from Spanish.
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Origin
labrador · noun
Named after Labrador Peninsula in Canada where the breed was developed.
Full word history & related roots →Labrador · proper noun, noun
- Latinlabor“work”
- Portugueselavrador“landholder, farmer”
- EnglishLabrador
Named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador, from Portuguese lavrador (“landholder, farmer”), ultimately from Latin labor (“work”).
More words from Portuguese, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 拉布拉多
- 拉布拉多 (laai¹ bou³ laai¹ do¹)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Chinese Mandarin 拉布拉多
- 拉布拉多 (Lābùlāduō)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Danish labrador
- labradorDog breed
Esperanto Labradoro
- Labradoromainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Finnish labradorinnoutaja, Labrador
- labradorinnoutajaDog breed
- Labradormainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labradormainly historical geographical region
Greek Λαμπραντόρ
- Λαμπραντόρ (Lamprantór)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Hebrew לַבְּרָדוֹר
- לַבְּרָדוֹר (labrador)Dog breed
Hindi लैब्राडोर, लैब्राडोर
- लैब्राडोर (laibrāḍor)Dog breed
- लैब्राडोर (laibrāḍor)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- लैब्राडोर (laibrāḍor)mainly historical geographical region
Irish labradór, Labradar
- labradórDog breed
- Labradarmainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Leithinis Labradarmainly historical geographical region
Japanese ラブラドール, ラブラドール
- ラブラドール (Raburadōru)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ラブラドール (Raburadōru)mainly historical geographical region
Korean 래브라도, 래브라도
- 래브라도 (Raebeurado)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- 래브라도 (Raebeurado)mainly historical geographical region
Lithuanian labradoro retriveris
- labradoro retriverisDog breed
Polish labrador, Labrador
- labradorDog breed
- Labradormainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labradormainly historical geographical region
Portuguese labrador, Labrador
- labradorDog breed
- Labradormainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Russian лабрадо́р, Лабрадо́р
- лабрадо́р (labradór)Dog breed
- Лабрадо́р (Labradór)mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Spanish labrador, Labrador
- labradorDog breed
- Labradormainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labradormainly historical geographical region
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Cite this entry
APA
labrador. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrador
MLA
“labrador.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrador. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labrador,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labrador.
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