Definition of Buffalo, new york

Buffalo (pronounced by many local residents, by most others) is an American city in western New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 292,648. Buffalo is the state's second-largest city after New York City and is the county seat of Erie County. It is the economic and cultural center of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area which has an overall population of 1.2 million people. Buffalo is the dominant city of Western New York which is part of the broader Buffalo Niagara Region. The Buffalo area is also adjacent to the Golden Horseshoe. This is an urban region in southern Ontario, Canada.