Buffalo.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A major city, the county seat of Erie County, New York, USA; very near Niagara Falls.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city in Scott County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A census-designated place in Union County, South Carolina.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city in Leon County, Texas.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Putnam County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming.
A placename: A number of other places in the United States, including: A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Buffalo Township.
A placename: A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409) in western Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in South Africa.
A placename: A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
A placename: Ellipsis of Buffalo City.
A placename: Ellipsis of Buffalo County.
A placename: Ellipsis of Buffalo River.
A placename: Ellipsis of Buffalo Township.
Where this word comes from
*(North America): Probably from buffalo (“American bison”) (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. *(South Africa): From buffalo (Syncerus caffer), subsp. Cape buffalo commonly found in the region.
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