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Definition of Niagara Falls in English :

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Noun

1. niagara, niagara falls

waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

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2. niagara falls

a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Niagara Falls

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noun

1. (functioning as plural)

the falls of the Niagara River, on the border between the US and Canada between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: divided by Goat Island into the American Falls, 50 m (167 ft) high and approximately 300 m (985 ft) wide, and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls, 47 m (158 ft) high and by some estimates well over 800 m (2625 ft) wide

2. (functioning as singular)

a city in W New York State, situated at the falls of the Niagara River. Pop: 78 815 (2001)

3. (functioning as singular)

a city in S Canada, in SE Ontario on the Niagara River just below the falls: linked to the city of Niagara Falls in the US by three bridges. Pop: 78 815 (2001)

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1.

large waterfall on the Niagara River: it is divided by an island into two falls, Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, c. 160 ft (49 m) high, & American Falls, c. 167 ft (51 m) high

2.

city in W N.Y., near Niagara Falls: pop. 56,000

3.

city in SE Ontario, Canada, opposite Niagara Falls: pop. 77,000

Niagara Falls

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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.

1. 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).

2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, on the Niagara River opposite Niagara Falls, New York.

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