Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of western New York on the falls of the Niagara River north-northwest of Buffalo. It was settled in the early 1800s after the Americans gained control of Fort Niagara, a strategic garrison at the mouth of the river. The city grew as a tourist destination and is the site of the first commercial hydroelectric plant (1896).
- A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, on the Niagara River opposite Niagara Falls, New York.
- Waterfalls north-northwest of Buffalo, New York, consisting of the American Falls, about 260 m (850 ft) wide, and the Canadian, or Horseshoe, Falls, about 670 m (2,200 ft) wide. They are located in the Niagara River, a waterway flowing about 55 km (35 mi) north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario along the United States–Canada border.
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- proper noun Massive
waterfalls located on theNiagara River . - proper noun A city in
New York State near the Falls. - proper noun A city in
Ontario near the Falls.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
- noun a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the Niagara River is one of the great cataracts of the world, Niagara Falls, which is a mile wide and 164 feet high.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Before he reaches the station called Niagara Falls, the tourist has a foretaste of what is in store for him.
American Sketches 1908 Charles Whibley 1894
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In the State of New York is the town called Niagara Falls; and here there are two large hotels, which, as to their immediate site, are not so well placed as that in Canada.
North America 1862
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In the State of New York is the town called Niagara Falls; and here there are two large hotels, which, as to their immediate site, are not so well placed as that in Canada.
North America — Volume 1 Anthony Trollope 1848
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"We took Greg's magic and married it with a reality/documentary style to take in Niagara Falls, which is equally spectacular," Canadian indie producer Tim Troke, CEO of Frogwater Media, said.
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"We took Greg's magic and married it with a reality/documentary style to take in Niagara Falls, which is equally spectacular," Canadian indie producer Tim Troke, CEO of Frogwater Media, said.
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I'm very familiar with this grid having grown up in Buffalo, New York, along the Niagara River and Niagara Falls which is the source for a lot of the electricity not only in the northeastern part of the United States but also in Canada as well, all the way up to Ottawa, Toronto.
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Plans include occasional stops at Central Terminal, which saw its last passenger train in 1979, and special excursions through the region to destinations such as Niagara Falls, Medina, Jamestown and even Cleveland.
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One of the reasons for the uptick in revenue is that Steuben County ranks highest in value compared with other regional destinations such as Niagara Falls, Saratoga Springs-Lake George,
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The highly competitive list was reduced by public voting to 222 for phase two, or 261 when sites shared by two or more countries are included, such as Niagara Falls and Lake Superior between Canada and the United States, and the Great Barrier Reef between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
National Nine News 2009
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