Canadian Falls

English
Canadian Falls, Niagara 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"

Proper noun

Canadian Falls

  1. A waterfall in Niagara Falls, Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada.
    Synonym: Horseshoe Falls
    Hypernyms: Niagara Falls, Niagara, the Falls
    Coordinate terms: (U.S. falls) American Falls, Goat Island
  2. Former name of Shoshone Falls.; A waterfall in the Snake River, Idaho, United States
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