Terre-Neuve

See also: terre-neuve and Tèrre-Neuve

French

Etymology

From terre (“land”) +‎ neuve (“new”), literally “new land”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.nœv/

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• Rhymes: -œv

Proper noun

Terre-Neuve f

1. Newfoundland, Newfoundland Island (a large island, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada)
2. Newfoundland (the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador, a province in in eastern Canada)
3. (obsolete) Newfoundland, the Dominion of Newfoundland (a former country in extreme eastern North America)

Alternative forms

• Terre Neuve

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) TN, T.N., T.-N.

Derived terms

• Terre-Neuvien
• terre-neuvien
• terreneuvien
• Terreneuvien

Related terms

• terre
• neuve

Descendants

• English: Terreneuvian