Niagara

== English == === Etymology === From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/ === Proper noun === Niagara A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. A town in New York. A city and village in North Dakota. A city and town in Wisconsin. (metonymic) The Niagara Falls. === Noun === Niagara (plural Niagaras) (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions. A Niagara grape. ==== Synonyms ==== deluge === Verb === Niagara (third-person singular simple present Niagaras, present participle Niagaraing, simple past and past participle Niagaraed) To flood; to pour in a torrent. === Derived terms === === References === === Anagrams === Angaria, angaria == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nja.ɡa.ʁa/ === Proper noun === Niagara m (uncountable) Niagara River === Proper noun === Niagara f pl (plural only) Niagara Falls ==== Synonyms ==== chutes du Niagara f pl ==== Derived terms ==== niagaresque