Newfoundland and Labrador
noun uk/ˌnjuː.fənd.lənd ən ˈlæb.rə.dɔːr/ us/ˌnuː.fənd.lənd ən ˈlæb.rə.dɔːr/
纽芬兰和拉布拉多省(位于加拿大东部,首府为圣约翰市)
a province (= a large area that is governed as part of a country) of eastern Canada, whose capital city is St John's
There has been a 15-month standoff between the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and several major oil companies over an offshore oil project. 加拿大纽芬兰和拉布拉多省与几家大型石油公司就一个海上石油项目已经僵持了15个月。
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- At the provincial level, Alberta will lead economic growth with Newfoundland and Labrador following closely behind.
- While on a visit to the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, he suggested that puffins would be an apt symbol for the Liberal Party.
- Newfoundland and Labrador voted to join Canada in 1948.
- There is growing international outrage over the annual seal cull, which takes place mostly around the Atlantic coast off Newfoundland and Labrador.