Grand Falls
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English
Etymology
- (town in New Brunswick): Calque of French Grand-Sault, derived from grand (“big, great”) and sault (“waterfall”). The town is named after a large set of waterfalls in the Saint John River.
- (Churchill Falls): grand+waterfall (“falls”). From being a waterfall located on the Grand River. Coined by Hudson's Bay Company explorer John McLean 1820s. From the river's name in Innu, Mishta-shipu. From Montagnais mishta (“grand, great”).
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Proper noun
- A waterfall system in Arizona, United States.
- A town in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Former name of Churchill Falls.; Former name of McLean Falls.; A waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the former Grand River, now Churchill River