Buffalo

See also: buffalo

English

Etymology

Probably from buffalo (Bison bison), since both cities are in regions that had wild herds at the time the names originated. Buffalo, New York was named after the Buffalo River, which an alternative etymology says is from French beau fleuve (“beautiful river”), but the more likely explanation is that it was named for the animal.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Buffalo

1. A number of places in the United States, including:
   1. A city, the county seat of Erie County, New York, very near Niagara Falls.
   2. A city, the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota.
   3. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Missouri.
   4. A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.
   5. A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
   6. A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.
   7. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
   8. A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming.

Derived terms

• Buffalo City (from Buffalo River, South Africa)
• Buffalo River

Translations

a city in New York State

• Catalan: Buffalo (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 水牛城 (Shuǐniúchéng)

• Dutch: Buffalo
• French: Buffalo (fr)
• German: Buffalo (de)
• Greek: Μπάφαλο (el) n (Báfalo)
• Hebrew: באפלו (Bafalo)
• Italian: Buffalo (it)
• Japanese: バッファロー (Baffarō)
• Korean: 버펄로 (Beopeollo)
• Latin: Bufalum
• Latvian: Bufalo
• Lithuanian: Bafalas
• Macedonian: Бафало (Bafalo)
• Mohawk: Tiotó:ren, Teiohóserare, Tetiohoseró:ken
• Portuguese: Búfalo f, Buffalo f
• Russian: Ба́ффало (ru) (Báffalo), Бу́ффало (ru) (Búffalo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Бафало

  Roman: Bafalo

• Spanish: Buffalo (es)
• Ukrainian: Баффало (Baffalo)

Further reading

• Buffalo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Buffalo f

1. Alternative spelling of Búfalo

Spanish

Proper noun

Buffalo ?

1. Buffalo (a city in New York)