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mclean falls

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
mclean -falls
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

(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

What does mclean falls mean?
Former name of Churchill Falls: a waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Where does mclean falls come from?
(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.

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