[syn: Niagara, Niagara River]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
niagara \niagara\ n.
Note: lower case [from the famous water falls.]
A large flow, used figuratively.
Syn: cascade.
[PJC] Niagara
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara Falls \Niagara Falls\prop. n.
A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo
remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing
over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the
Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American
Falls.
[WordNet 1.5] Niagara
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara River \Niagara River\prop. n.
A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms
the boundary between Ontario and New York.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Niagara
n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United
States it is the American Falls [syn: Niagara, Niagara
Falls]
2: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms
boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: Niagara,
Niagara River]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Niagara":
cascade, cataract, deluge, fall, falls, flood, force, fresh,
freshet, linn, nappe, pour, river, sault, spate, torrent,
waterfall, waterflood, watershoot
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Niagara -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000): 219846
Housing Units (2000): 95715
Land area (2000): 522.947653 sq. miles (1354.428146 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 616.885584 sq. miles (1597.726259 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1139.833237 sq. miles (2952.154405 sq. km)
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 43.146089 N, 78.848097 W
Headwords:
Niagara
Niagara, NY
Niagara County
Niagara County, NY
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Niagara, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1880
Housing Units (2000): 812
Land area (2000): 2.740240 sq. miles (7.097190 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.269695 sq. miles (0.698508 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.009935 sq. miles (7.795698 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57325
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.778244 N, 88.003867 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54151
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Niagara, WI
Niagara
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Niagara, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 57
Housing Units (2000): 35
Land area (2000): 0.931686 sq. miles (2.413055 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.026700 sq. miles (0.069152 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.958386 sq. miles (2.482207 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56780
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 47.997001 N, 97.869353 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58266
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Niagara, ND
Niagara