Niagara

[ nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh ]

/ naɪˈæg rə, -ˈæg ər ə /

noun

a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.

Niagara Falls.

Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.

(lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche: a niagara of criticism.

Horticulture.

a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
the vine bearing this fruit.

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Examples from the Web for niagara

It was in a tiny dark overheated little bar called Niagara, and three women read before me, younger and one not so much younger.
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After the war Milchberg relocated to Canada, where he settled in Niagara Falls and opened a jewelry store.
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A guy who didn't think successfully crossing Niagara Falls in 2012 was enough.
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Another wraith there is in connection with this Niagara dock which cannot be omitted.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River|Barlow Cumberland

They are now laying down iron railroads, one of which is to lead to Niagara.
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This gave me time to visit Niagara Falls, and some other places of historical interest in the neighborhood.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Finally in 1798 an Act of Parliament was obtained by the municipality restoring to the town its old name of Niagara.
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The expedition against Niagara was commanded by general Shirley himself.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for niagara

Niagara

/ (naɪˈæɡrə, -ˈæɡərə) /

noun

a river in NE North America, on the border between W New York State and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Length: 45 km (28 miles)

a torrent

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Word Origin and History for niagara

Niagara

waterfall from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, from a town name, perhaps from an Iroquoian language and meaning "a neck" (between two bodies of water); 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.

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