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victoria falls

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
vic-to-ri-a -falls
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi river between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

name

A city in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, close to the falls. Formerly a town, granted city status in 2020.

Etymology

Named by David Livingstone after Queen Victoria of England + falls.

Synonyms

Mosi-oa-Tunya

Questions

What does victoria falls mean?
A waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi river between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Where does victoria falls come from?
Named by David Livingstone after Queen Victoria of England + falls.

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