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Niagara

[ nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh ]

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noun

a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
Niagara Falls.
Fort, a fort in W New York, at the mouth of the Niagara River.
(lowercase) anything taken as resembling Niagara Falls in force and relentlessness; avalanche:
a niagara of criticism.
Horticulture.
1. a variety of white grape, grown for table use.
2. the vine bearing this fruit.

Niagara

/ naɪˈæɡrə; -ˈæɡərə /

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)
a torrent

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It was in a tiny dark overheated little bar called Niagara, and three women read before me, younger and one not so much younger.

After the war Milchberg relocated to Canada, where he settled in Niagara Falls and opened a jewelry store.

A guy who didn't think successfully crossing Niagara Falls in 2012 was enough.

Cannonade between forts George and Niagara, and bombardment from all the batteries.

Niagara Falls' spectacular skew-wise splashing toward the Canadian side didn't set many hearts at ease, either.

Within a hundred miles of Niagara there are at least a hundred small waterfalls of the same type.

At that time the nearest post-offices were at Batavia on the east, Erie on the west, and Niagara on the north.

The Niagara bridge of a total length of 910 ft., for two lines of railway.

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