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Grand Falls

/ˈɡɹænd ˈfɔːlz/

Grand Falls proper noun: a waterfall system in Arizona, United States.

Proper noun

Grand Falls

  1. A waterfall system in Arizona, United States.
  2. A town in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. Former name of Churchill Falls, former name of McLean Falls: a waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the former Grand River, now Churchill River.

Origin of Grand Falls

* (town in New Brunswick): Calque of French Grand-Sault, derived from grand (“big, great”) and sault (“waterfall”). The town is named after a large set of waterfalls in the Saint John River. * (Churchill Falls): grand+falls (“waterfall”). From being a waterfall located on the Grand River. Coined by Hudson's Bay Company explorer John McLean 1820s. From the river's name in Innu, Mishta-shipu. From Montagnais mishta (“grand, great”).

Words that rhyme with Grand Falls

Questions about Grand Falls

What does Grand Falls mean?
Grand Falls means a waterfall system in Arizona, United States.
What part of speech is Grand Falls?
Grand Falls is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Grand Falls?
Grand Falls is pronounced /ˈɡɹænd ˈfɔːlz/.

Words near Grand Falls in the dictionary

  1. grand dukedom
  2. grand dukedoms
  3. grand dukes
  4. Grand Est
  5. Grand Exchange
  6. Grand Falls
  7. Grand Falls-Windsor
  8. grand feu
  9. grand final
  10. grand finale
  11. grand finales

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