LabradoryoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Labrador 词源字典]
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.[Labrador etymology, Labrador origin, 英语词源]