English Explanatory Dictionary

Canadian Falls

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A waterfall in Niagara Falls, Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada.
  2. Former name of Shoshone Falls: a waterfall in the Snake River, Idaho, United States.

Word forms

Canadian Falls

Etymology

Canadian+falls (waterfall). * (Niagara Falls): From being the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. * (Shoshone Falls): Coined by Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop Augustin-Magloire Blanchet in 1847. Blanchet, being from Canada, named the falls "Canadian Falls"

Synonyms

Horseshoe Falls
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