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Niagara

Niagara

39 3.2
A large famous waterfall on the border of Canada and the United States
  • proper noun
  • /naɪˈæɡərə/
translation icon : cataratas del Niágara
  • We are going to go to Niagara Falls.
  • Niagara Falls

So today we are going to Niagara Falls and I know that Dan and I have done a Niagara Falls blog before.

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Examples

  • So we booked a trip to Niagara Falls.

    A Man Called Otto (2022)

  • I just heard from Susan at the Niagara Falls Health and Wellness Expo, and they've had a cancellation.

    Adventures in Success (2021)

  • So on this side I added the Niagara Falls.

  • I will be in Niagara Falls this coming weekend for a con, very excited about that.

    Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

  • That's in New York, near Niagara Falls.

    Saint Jack (1979)

  • The Maid of the Mist was the name of the boat that went under Niagara Falls.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I was in Niagara Falls once, but I don't really think that counts.

  • Despite its commercialism, however, Brooke was deeply moved by Niagara Falls, writing privately: "I'm so impressed by Niagara."

    Academic text (2013)

  • If you are entering via Niagara for the Toronto Convention, a trip downriver by road to Niagara-on-the-Lake is worthwhile.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We are going to visit Niagara Falls next summer.

Synonyms

Niagara Falls
vsNiagara
9 1.0

A large, famous waterfall on the border between Canada and the United States

is specifically the site made of two separate falls rather than one

Compounds

Niagara Falls
9 1.0

A large, famous waterfall on the border between Canada and the United States

Niagara Falls
7 1.0

A city in western New York next to the famous waterfalls

Niagara River
2.0

A river flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario that forms the border between Ontario and New York

Surface Forms

Niagara main

Etymology

Niagara comes from a Native American name, probably Onguiaahra, which people say means 'the strait' or 'thundering waters'. So the name fits the famous waterfall, where the river flows through a narrow place and makes a loud, powerful roar.