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McLean Falls

McLean Falls proper noun: former name of Churchill Falls: a waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

McLean Falls

  1. Former name of Churchill Falls: a waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of McLean Falls

(Churchill Falls): McLean+falls (“waterfall”). Named in honour of John McLean, explorer for the Hudson's Bay Company, who was the first white man to see the falls in the 1820s. McLean himself would name the falls Grand Falls, after the river it is situated on, the Grand River. Others would call it McLean Falls, after its discoverer, especially afterwards as the river itself would be renamed Hamilton River.

Questions about McLean Falls

What does McLean Falls mean?
McLean Falls means former name of Churchill Falls: a waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is McLean Falls?
McLean Falls is a proper noun.

Words near McLean Falls in the dictionary

  1. McLawhorns
  2. McLay
  3. MCLC
  4. McLean
  5. McLean County
  6. McLean Falls
  7. McLeans
  8. McLeans Ridges
  9. McLeansboro
  10. McLees
  11. McLeeses

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