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Ni·ag·a·ra
(nī-ăg′rə, -ər-ə)n.
A torrent or flood: "engulfed by the Niagara of Americanisms that flowed over them" (Wall Street Journal).
[After Niagara (Falls)1.]
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Niagara
(naɪˈæɡrə; -ˈæɡərə)n
1. (Placename) a river in NE North America, on the border between W New York State and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Length: 45 km (28 miles)
2. a torrent
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Ni•ag•a•ra
(naɪˈæg rə, -ˈæg ər ə)n.
1. a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 mi. (55 km) long.
3. (l.c.) anything seen as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; deluge: a niagara of criticism.
4. a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  Niagara - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American FallsOntario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada American Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) Niagara River, Niagara - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York |
| 2. |  Niagara - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New YorkCanada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Niagara, Niagara Falls - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls |
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Niagara
nounAn abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:
Chiefly British: spate.
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Niagara
n → Niagara m; Niagara Falls → die Niagarafälle pl
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