Canadian Falls

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  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.

词源

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"
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