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niagara
/naɪˈæɡɹə/
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What does niagara mean?
noun
- (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
- A Niagara grape.
verb
- To flood; to pour in a torrent.
More meanings (8)
proper noun
- A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada. Seat: Thorold, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
- A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
- A town in New York.
- A city and village in North Dakota.
- A city and town in Wisconsin.
- The Niagara Falls.
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IPA pronunciation
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A curiosity which possessed some merit, and considerable absurdity was the celebrated model of Niagara, "with real water."
A remarkable case is to be found in your own country, in the neighbourhood of the falls of Niagara.
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He prophesied that along the banks of the Niagara Falls would be built the greatest manufacturing city in the world.
At first the Niagara went slowly ahead to avoid a mishap, but as the cable ran out easily she increased her speed.
They did it when the first suspension bridge was built at Niagara, to get a line across the chasm, which gradually grew into the great suspending cables.