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Ripon Falls

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.

Proper noun

Ripon Falls

  1. (historical) 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.

Origin of Ripon Falls

Named after George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon.

Questions about Ripon Falls

What does Ripon Falls mean?
Ripon Falls means 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.
What part of speech is Ripon Falls?
Ripon Falls is a proper noun.

Words near Ripon Falls in the dictionary

  1. Ripolls
  2. Ripollès
  3. ripomatic
  4. ripomatics
  5. ripon
  6. Ripon Falls
  7. ripons
  8. ripoprobe
  9. ripoptosome
  10. ripoptosomes
  11. ripost

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