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Takakkaw Falls

Takakkaw Falls proper noun: a waterfall in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, Canada.

Proper noun

Takakkaw Falls

  1. A waterfall in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, Canada.

Forms of Takakkaw Falls

alternative formTakkakaw Falls

Origin of Takakkaw Falls

Takakkaw means "it is magnificent” in the Cree language. However, the Cree people did not historically inhabit the area, and the name was suggested by Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, head of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and officially adopted in 1904.

Questions about Takakkaw Falls

What does Takakkaw Falls mean?
Takakkaw Falls means a waterfall in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Takakkaw Falls?
Takakkaw Falls is a proper noun.

Words near Takakkaw Falls in the dictionary

  1. Takaishi
  2. Takaka
  3. Takakhav
  4. Takaki
  5. Takakis
  6. Takakkaw Falls
  7. Takako
  8. Takamagahara
  9. takamaka
  10. takamakas
  11. Takamatsu

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