Canadian Falls

proper noun

A waterfall in Niagara Falls, Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada.

Similar
Horseshoe Falls
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A waterfall in Niagara Falls, Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada.

    Synonyms: Horseshoe Falls

  2. Former name of Shoshone Falls: a waterfall in the Snake River, Idaho, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA waterfall in Niagara Falls, Niagara river, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara regional municipality, Niagara region, Ontario, Canada.

Similar
Horseshoe Falls
Also see
horseshoe falls

Origin

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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APA

Canadian Falls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20Falls

MLA

“Canadian Falls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20Falls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canadian Falls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20Falls.

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