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