Victoria Falls

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Victoria Falls

1. A waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi river between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2. A city in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, close to the falls. Formerly a town, granted city status in 2020.

Synonyms

• Mosi-oa-Tunya

Translations

waterfall in Africa

• French: chutes Victoria (fr) pl
• German: Victoriafälle (de) pl
• Italian: Cascate Vittoria
• Spanish: cataratas Victoria
• Swedish: Victoriafallen (sv) c