niagara
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
naɪˈæɡɹə
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Definition
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noun
A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
figuratively
A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
metonymic
Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
verb
To flood; to pour in a torrent.
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