VICTORIA FALLS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Victoria Falls mean?
• VICTORIA FALLS (noun)
The noun VICTORIA FALLS has 2 senses:
1. a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally
2. a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
Familiarity information: VICTORIA FALLS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VICTORIA FALLS (noun)
Meaning:
A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Victoria Falls; Victoria
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Victoria Falls" is a part of...):
Northern Rhodesia; Republic of Zambia; Zambia (a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964)
Republic of Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia; Zimbabwe (a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)
Zambezi; Zambezi River (an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean)
Meaning:
A large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Iguassu; Iguassu Falls; Iguazu; Iguazu Falls; Victoria Falls
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Victoria Falls" is a part of...):
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)
