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Niagara.

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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name/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/
  1. 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.

  2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.

  3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada. Seat: Thorold, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.

  4. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.

  5. A town in New York.

  6. A city and village in North Dakota.

  7. A city and town in Wisconsin.

  8. The Niagara Falls.

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/
  1. A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.

    figuratively
  2. A Niagara grape.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/
  1. To flood; to pour in a torrent.

Where this word comes from

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.

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