What does Buffalo mean?
Definitions for Buffalo
ˈbʌf əˌloʊbuf·fa·lo
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Princeton's WordNet
American bison, American buffalo, buffalo, Bison bisonnoun
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
Buffalonoun
a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
buffalonoun
meat from an American bison
Old World buffalo, buffaloverb
any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
buffaloverb
intimidate or overawe
Wiktionary
buffalonoun
Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Buabalus bubalis.
buffalonoun
A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
buffalonoun
A buffalo robe.
buffalonoun
The buffalo fish.
buffaloverb
To hunt buffalo.
buffaloverb
To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
buffaloverb
To pistol-whip.
Buffalonoun
A city in New York State, very near Niagara Falls.
Etymology: búfalo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BUFFALOnoun
A kind of wild ox.
Etymology: Ital.
Become th’ unworthy browse
Of buffaloes, salt goats, and hungry cows. John Dryden, Virgil.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Buffalonoun
a very large and savage species of the same genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo
Buffalonoun
any species of wild ox
Buffalonoun
the bison of North America
Buffalonoun
a buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below
Buffalonoun
the buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Encyclopedia
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 Gazetteer
buffalo
See Pack and Draught Animals.
Editors Contribution
buffalonoun
A person who is enthusiastically interested in and very knowledgeable about a particular subject in a different way from the others.
The United States Buffalo soldiers are supernatural beings.
Etymology: Capricorn leader
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on July 7, 2024
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Buffalo in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Buffalo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Buffalo in a Sentence
This great replacement theory was the motivator for the shooting in Buffalo. Where that shooter had all these great replacement theory writings that JD Vance agrees with.
That was amazing. I mean, just straight out, this is incredible. When we heard the Blue Jays were in Buffalo, we knew we had to fin da way to get to the game.
The phased re-entry for all oil sands camps in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is now under way, they are cleared to return to operations as soon as possible.
Every ad that he comes out with is an attack on me and making people feel afraid of me or attempting to do so, an honorable campaign would be him sharing the plans that he has for the future of Buffalo. An honorable plan would be him owning up to the fact that he disrespected Buffalo voters by not running a primary contest.
He was one of the greatest players to ever play the game, he gave Buffalo an opportunity to win every night. He was an absolutely star, and did it his own way.
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- buffelAfrikaans
- جاموسة, جاموسArabic
- буйвал, бізонBelarusian
- бивол, обърквам, бизон, слисвамBulgarian
- búfal, bisóCatalan, Valencian
- ᐸᔉᐙᐎᒧᐢᑐᐢCree
- bizon, buvolCzech
- jage, bison, gå på jagt, sætte til vægs, bøffel, forvirre, bringe ud af detDanish
- Büffel, Bison, WisentGerman
- βουβάλι, βίσοναςGreek
- bizono, bubaloEsperanto
- bisonte, búfaloSpanish
- pühvel, piisonEstonian
- bufaloBasque
- بوفالو, گاومیشPersian
- biisoni, puhveliFinnish
- búffil, bisonurFaroese
- buffle, bisonFrench
- buffelWestern Frisian
- buabhall, bíosúnIrish
- buabhallScottish Gaelic
- búfaloGalician
- באפלו, ביזוןHebrew
- भेंसHindi
- bivaly, bölényHungarian
- բիզոն, գոմեշArmenian
- kerbauIndonesian
- buffallIcelandic
- bufalo, bisonItalian
- תְאוֹHebrew
- アメリカ野牛, 野牛Japanese
- კამეჩიGeorgian
- ក្របីKhmer
- 들소, 물소Korean
- būbalusLatin
- buivolas, bizonasLithuanian
- bifelisLatvian
- pawheroMāori
- биволMacedonian
- പോത്ത്, എരുമMalayalam
- kerbauMalay
- bufluMaltese
- kafferbuffel, bizon, buffel, waterbuffel, karbouwDutch
- bison, bøffelNorwegian
- ayání, tábąąh ayáníNavajo, Navaho
- bufreOccitan
- ᒪᔥᑯᑌᐱᔑᑭOjibwe, Ojibwa
- bawół, polować na bawoły, bizonPolish
- búfalo, bisãoPortuguese
- bivol, bizonRomanian
- буйвол, бизонRussian
- bivo, bizon, bivol, биво, бивол, бизонSerbo-Croatian
- zubor, byvolSlovak
- bivol, bizonSlovene
- buall, bizonAlbanian
- buffel, bisonoxeSwedish
- nyati, mbogoSwahili
- kuranguTamil
- గేదె, బర్రెTelugu
- bizonu, kara sığırTurkish
- бізон, буйволUkrainian
- بھینس, بھینساUrdu
- trâu rừngVietnamese
- nagu àllWolof
- 水牛Chinese
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