Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls ¹

Falls in the Niagara River between the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The falls are divided by Goat Island into the American Falls, 50.9 m (167 ft) high, and the Canadian, or Horseshoe, Falls, 48.2 m (158 ft) high.

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Niagara Falls ²

1. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, on the Niagara River opposite Niagara Falls, New York. It is a port of entry and an important industrial center. Population: 82,200.

2. A city of western New York on the Niagara River north-northwest of Buffalo. Occupied by the French in the 1680s, captured by the British in 1759, and settled by Americans in 1805, it was held by the British during the War of 1812. Tourism is a mainstay of its economy. Population: 52,300.

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Niagara Falls

n

1. (Placename) (functioning as plural) the falls of the Niagara River, on the border between the US and Canada: divided by Goat Island into the American Falls, 50 m (167 ft.) high, and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls, 47 m (158 ft.) high

2. (Placename) (functioning as singular) a city in W New York State, situated at the falls of the Niagara River. Pop.: 61 840 (1990)

3. (Placename) (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.: 76 917 (1996)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Niagara Falls - waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Niagara Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies American Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) Canadian Falls, Horseshoe Falls - a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario Niagara River, Niagara - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
	2.	Niagara Falls - a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Translations

Niagara Falls [naɪˌægərəˈfɔːlz] npl
Niagara Falls, the Niagara Falls → les chutes fpl du Niagara

Niagara Falls [naɪˈægrəˈfɔːls] npl the Niagara Falls → le cascate del Niagara

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Niagara Falls [naɪˈægrəˈfɔːls] npl the Niagara Falls → le cascate del Niagara