Definitions for BUFFALO
ˈbʌf əˌloʊbuf·fa·lo

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. American bison, American buffalo, buffalo, Bison bisonnoun

   large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

2. Buffalonoun

   a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)

3. buffalonoun

   meat from an American bison

4. Old World buffalo, buffaloverb

   any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

5. buffaloverb

   intimidate or overawe

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. buffalonoun

   Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Buabalus bubalis.

2. buffalonoun

   A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.

3. buffalonoun

   A buffalo robe.

4. buffalonoun

   The buffalo fish.

5. buffaloverb

   To hunt buffalo.

6. buffaloverb

   To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

7. buffaloverb

   To pistol-whip.

8. Buffalonoun

   A city in New York State, very near Niagara Falls.

9. Etymology: búfalo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUFFALOnoun

   A kind of wild ox.

   Etymology: Ital.

   Become th’ unworthy browse
   Of buffaloes, salt goats, and hungry cows. John Dryden, Virgil.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffalo

   A buffalo is a large, herbivorous mammal, known for its broad, robust body, dense fur, and large horns. They belong to the Bovidae family and are often found in Africa and Asia. These herd animals play an essential role in farming and labor in some cultures, providing meat, milk, and hides, as well as aiding in ploughing agricultural fields. The term "buffalo" is often inaccurately used to refer to the North American bison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffalonoun

   a species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B. bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers

2. Buffalonoun

   a very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo

3. Buffalonoun

   any species of wild ox

4. Buffalonoun

   the bison of North America

5. Buffalonoun

   a buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below

6. Buffalonoun

   the buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Buffalo

   Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, the largest in Upstate New York. Buffalo itself has a population of 261,310 and the Buffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is home to 1,215,826 residents. Originating around 1789 as a small trading community near the eponymous Buffalo Creek, Buffalo grew quickly after the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, with the city as its western terminus. By 1900, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the United States, and went on to become a major railroad hub, and the largest grain-milling center in the country. The latter part of the 20th century saw a reversal of fortunes: Great Lakes shipping was rerouted by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and steel mills and other heavy industry relocated to places such as China. With the start of Amtrak in the 1970s, Buffalo Central Terminal was also abandoned, and trains were rerouted to nearby Depew, New York and Exchange Street Station. By 1990 the city had fallen back below its 1900 population levels.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffalo

   buf′a-lō, n. a genus of the ox kind, the tame, often domesticated Asiatic buffalo, and the entirely wild and fierce Cape buffalo. The so-called American buffalo is really a 'bison.' [It. buffalo, through L. from Gr. boubalos.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffalo

   a city of New York State, at the E. end of Lake Erie, 300 m. due NW. of New York; is a well-built, handsome, and healthy city; the railways and the Erie Canal are channels of extensive commerce in grain, cattle, and coal; while immense iron-works, tanneries, breweries, and flour-mills represent the industries; electric power for lighting, traction, &c., is supplied from Niagara.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffalo

   See Pack and Draught Animals.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffalo

   A type of animal.

   Buffalo are found in various countries around the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 13, 2016  

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1. buffalo

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUFFALO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buffalo is ranked #26471 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Buffalo surname appeared 922 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Buffalo.
   
   50.3% or 464 total occurrences were White.
   30.1% or 278 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   11.1% or 103 total occurrences were Black.
   4.5% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • New York
   • Bison
   • City
   • Game
   • Overawe

How to pronounce BUFFALO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BUFFALO in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUFFALO in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUFFALO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BUFFALO in a Sentence

1. Letitia James:

   As we mourn the deaths of 19 innocent children lost to gun violence in Uvalde and the countless more in Buffalo and across America every day, this is a moment of light and hope, new York is proud to defend the right to impose reasonable gun restrictions that protect all of us. As public officials, we were elected to solve problems and address the needs of the people.

2. Crowfoot:

   What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

3. Theo Weening:

   I’d love to do a feature on ground buffalo or seasoned buffalo burgers, but if the supply is not there, we can’t feature it.

4. Crowfoot:

   What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time.

5. Danielle Josey:

   I kid you not, he says, ‘buffalo chicken wrap from Cheddar’s,’ we whipped around because we all knew what he said.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BUFFALO
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Buffalo
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BUFFALO
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BUFFALO
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BUFFALO
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BUFFALO
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Buffalo
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html