Niagara

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

1. 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.
2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
4. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
5. A town in New York.
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
7. A city and town in Wisconsin.
8. The Niagara Falls.

Noun

1. (figuratively) A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
2. A Niagara grape.

Verb

To flood; to pour in a torrent.

Concepten

Niagara

bergstroom

Niagararivier

stroom

Synoniemen

Niagara Falls

Niagara River

stream

mountain stream

Vertalingen

Niagara

Niagara

Niagara

Νιαγάρας

torrent

niagara

rivière Niagara

borro

fiumara

cascate del Niagara

Uva niagara

Niagara

Cataratas do Niágara

Rio Niágara

Rio Niagara

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.