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Ni⋅ag⋅a⋅ra

[nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh]
–noun
1. a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 mi. (55 km) long.
2. Niagara Falls.
3. Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.
4. (lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche: a niagara of criticism.
5. Horticulture.
a. a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
b. the vine bearing this fruit.
Ni·ag·a·ra     (nī-āg'rə, -ər-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A torrent or flood: "engulfed by the Niagara of Americanisms that flowed over them" (Wall Street Journal).


[After Niagara (Falls)1.]


Niagara 
waterfall from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, from an Iroquoian town name; general sense of "a cataract, torrent" is attested from 1841; meaning " 'shower' of ringlets (true or false) in women's hair" is from 1864, also known as cataract curls.

niagara

noun
1. waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls 
2. a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York 

Niagara Falls, NY (city, FIPS 51055) Location: 43.09115 N, 79.01625 W
Population (1990): 61840 (28635 housing units)
Area: 36.4 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14301, 14303, 14304, 14305

Niagara County, NY (county, FIPS 63) Location: 43.32387 N, 78.79392 W
Population (1990): 220756 (90385 housing units)
Area: 1354.5 sq km (land), 1597.8 sq km (water)

Niagara, ND (city, FIPS 56780) Location: 47.99736 N, 97.87046 W
Population (1990): 73 (37 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58266

Niagara, WI (village, FIPS 57325) Location: 45.78010 N, 88.00222 W
Population (1990): 1999 (826 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54151

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