Ni⋅ag⋅a⋅ra
[nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh] 
| 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.
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| 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.] |
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Niagara
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| 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 |
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Niagara Falls, NY (city, FIPS 51055)
Location: (43.094305, -79.017339)
Population (2000): 55,593 (27,837 housing units)
Area: 14.053987 sq mi (land), 2.749057 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 14301, 14303, 14304, 14305
Niagara Falls, NY (city, FIPS 06351055)
Location: (43.094305, -79.017339)
Population (2000): 55,593 (27,837 housing units)
Area: 14.053987 sq mi (land), 2.749057 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 14301, 14303, 14304, 14305
Niagara, WI (city, FIPS 57325)
Location: (45.778244, -88.003867)
Population (2000): 1,880 (812 housing units)
Area: 2.740240 sq mi (land), 0.269695 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54151
Niagara, ND (city, FIPS 56780)
Location: (47.997001, -97.869353)
Population (2000): 57 (35 housing units)
Area: 0.931686 sq mi (land), 0.026700 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 58266
Niagara, ND (city, FIPS 03556780)
Location: (47.997001, -97.869353)
Population (2000): 57 (35 housing units)
Area: 0.931686 sq mi (land), 0.026700 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 58266
Niagara, ND (township, FIPS 03556820)
Location: (47.971225, -97.829686)
Population (2000): 94 (38 housing units)
Area: 35.126001 sq mi (land), 0.050963 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 58266
Niagara, WI (city, FIPS 07557325)
Location: (45.778244, -88.003867)
Population (2000): 1,880 (812 housing units)
Area: 2.740240 sq mi (land), 0.269695 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54151
Niagara, WI (town, FIPS 07557350)
Location: (45.727458, -87.953968)
Population (2000): 924 (453 housing units)
Area: 67.105829 sq mi (land), 1.253275 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 54151
Niagara, NY (County, FIPS 063)
Location: (43.146089, -78.848097)
Population (2000): 219,846 (95,715 housing units)
Area: 522.947653 sq mi (land), 616.885584 sq mi (water)
Niagara, NY (town, FIPS 06351033)
Location: (43.116055, -78.989436)
Population (2000): 8,978 (3,879 housing units)
Area: 9.393401 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
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