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Niagara Falls

/naɪ̯ˈæɡ.ɹə fɔlz/

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What does Niagara Falls mean?

proper noun

  1. 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.
  2. A city in Niagara county, New York, United States; near the Falls.
  3. A city in Niagara regional municipality, Ontario, Canada; near the Falls.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (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.
Elbert HubbardJohn Jacob AstorProject Gutenberg ebook #412
Then she went to Niagara Falls for a time, and afterward to Northampton, Massachusetts.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
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It stands, prominent, on the avenue leading from Buffalo to Niagara Falls.
Robert S. (Robert Sproul) CarrollOur Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of NervousnessProject Gutenberg ebook #5994
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.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
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.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136