Canadian Falls
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- (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
[edit]- 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
- Former name of Shoshone Falls.; A waterfall in the Snake River, Idaho, United States