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Niagara Falls
/naɪ̯ˈæɡ.ɹə fɔlz/
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What does Niagara Falls mean?
proper noun
- A waterfall in Niagara river, Niagara region, on the international border between Canada and United States, in both Ontario and New York state; Massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River.
- A city in Niagara county, New York, United States; near the Falls.
- A city in Niagara regional municipality, Ontario, Canada; near the Falls.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- (figuratively) Synonym of Niagara (“a flood or inundation”).
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IPA pronunciation
/naɪ̯ˈæɡ.ɹə fɔlz/
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He prophesied that along the banks of the Niagara Falls would be built the greatest manufacturing city in the world.
Then she went to Niagara Falls for a time, and afterward to Northampton, Massachusetts.
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It stands, prominent, on the avenue leading from Buffalo to Niagara Falls.
Or if our whole population were now to be brought east of Niagara Falls, and confined on the south by the Potomac, we should still have as much elbow-room as they have in France.
Leaving the bicycle at "Isham's "-who volunteers some slight repairs-I take a flying visit by rail to see Niagara Falls, returning the same evening to enjoy the proffered hospitality of a genial member of the Buffalo Bicycle Club.