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Newfound Island Obs. 
an early name for Newfoundland.
- 1893 (1908) Its name was probably given by Cabot during his first voyage, as is is met with shortly thereafter as Terra Nova and "New Islande," which soon passed into "Newfound Island," and then to its present form.
- 1893 (1908) Its name was probably given by Cabot during his first voyage, as is is met with shortly thereafter as Terra Nova and "New Islande," which soon passed into "Newfound Island," and then to its present form.