Ripon Falls

proper noun

A series of waterfalls formerly located at the northern shore of Lake Victoria, near Jinja, in eastern Uganda, submerged by dam construction in the mid-20th century.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA series of waterfalls formerly located at the northern shore of Lake Victoria, near Jinja, in eastern Uganda, submerged by dam construction in the mid-20th century.

Origin

Named after George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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