large province of eastern Canada, probably from Portuguese lavrador "landholder," perhaps in reference to 15c. Portuguese explorer Joao Fernandes, a landholder in the Azores. The name was first applied to Greenland. The breed of retriever dog so called from 1815. Related: Labradorian.
例文
1. Seesaw structure of subsurface temperature anomalies between the Barents Sea and the Labrador Sea.
Barents海と Labrador 海の間の近床温度が異常なシーソー構造.
2.Phil took the labrador home and is weaning him off milk on to meat.
フィルはラブラドール犬を家に連れて帰り、離乳させ、肉食に変えている。
3.Years ago,Dr.Wilfred Grenfell served as a medical missionary in Labrador .