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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.
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A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
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A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
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A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
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A town in New York.
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A city and village in North Dakota.
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A city and town in Wisconsin.
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The Niagara Falls.
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Usage: metonymically
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A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
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Usage: figuratively
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A Niagara grape.
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To flood; to pour in a torrent.
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a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
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Synonyms: Niagara River
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Broader terms: river
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waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
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Synonyms: Niagara Falls
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Broader terms: waterfall, falls
History
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.
