# Canadian Falls

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
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.

## 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"

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/canadian-falls