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Niagara Falls
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English
thumb|400px|One view of Niagara Falls
Etymology
Niagara + Falls (waterfall)
The cities are named after the waterfalls they are located next to.
Pronunciation
en /naɪ̯ˈæɡ.ɹə fɔlz/ GA
en /-fɑlz/ cot-caught
en /naɪˈæɡəɹə.fɔːlz/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-StalJosA-Niagara Falls.wav Northeastern US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Niagara Falls.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Niagara Falls
en waterfall river:suf/Niagara r:suf/Niagara on the international border between c/Canada and c/USA in both p/Ontario and s:suf/New York; Massive en waterfalls located on the en Niagara River.
en the Falls
en American Falls <q:U.S. falls> Horseshoe Falls <q:Canadian Falls>
en Goat Island
en city co/Niagara County s/New York c/USA; near the Falls. TopoZone: Niagara Falls, New York also shows the Canadian city if "Topo Map" selected
en City of Niagara Falls
en city regional municipality:suf/Niagara p/Ontario c/Canada; near the Falls.
en City of Niagara Falls
en figurative en Niagara a flood or inundation.
2023, Don H. Corrigan, "I fart in your general direction!": Flatulence in Popular Culture (page 102)
fire-in-the-hole farts and the unwholesome sounds of a Niagara Falls of diarrhea filling the sink rim to the brim.
Related terms
en Niagara Niagara River Niagara Region Region of Niagara Niagara County County of Niagara City of Niagara Falls Regional Municipality of Niagara Niagara Regional Municipality
Translations
waterfalls
Afrikaans: af Niagara-waterval
Albanian: sq Ujëvarat e Niagarës
Amharic: am ናያግራ ፏፏቴዎች
Arabic: ar شلالات نياجارا m-p šalālāt nīāǧārā, ar شلالات نياغارا m-p šalālāt nīāġārā
Armenian: hy Նիագարայի ջրվեժ
Azerbaijani: az Niaqara şəlaləsi
Basque: eu Niagarako ur-jauziak p
Belarusian: be Ніягарскі вадаспад m
Bengali: bn নায়াগ্রা জলপ্রপাত
Breton: br Lammoù-dour an Niagara m-p
Bulgarian: bg Ниагарски водопад m, bg Ниагара f
Burmese: my နိုင်အာဂရာ ရေတံခွန်
Catalan: ca cascades del Niàgara f-p
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 尼亞加拉瀑布 nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 buk6 bou3
Mandarin: cmn 尼亞加拉瀑布 Níyàjiālā Pùbù
Czech: cs Niagarské vodopády m-p
Danish: da Niagaravandfaldene c-p
Dutch: nl Niagarawatervallen p
Esperanto: eo Niagara Akvofalaro
Estonian: et Niagara juka
Finnish: fi Niagaran putoukset p
French: fr chutes du Niagara f-p, fr chutes Niagara f-p
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Niagarawetterfal, fy Niagarawetterfallen p
Galician: gl Cataratas do Niágara f-p
Georgian: ka ნიაგარის ჩანჩქერი
German: de Niagarafälle m-p
Greek: el Καταρράκτες του Νιαγάρα f-p
Hebrew: he מפלי ניאגרה m-p mapali niágarah
Hindi: hi नायाग्रा जल प्रपात
Hungarian: hu Niagara-vízesés p
Icelandic: is Níagara-fossar m-p
Indonesian: id Air Terjun Niagara
Irish: ga Eas Niagara m
Italian: it cascate del Niagara f-p
Japanese: ja ナイアガラの滝 naiagaranotaki
Kannada: kn ನಯಾಗರ ಜಲಪಾತ
Kazakh: kk Ниагара сарқырамасы
Korean: ko 나이아가라 폭포
Kyrgyz: ky Ниагара шаркыратмасы
Lao: lo ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດນີອາກາລາ
Latvian: lv Niagāras ūdenskritums m
Lithuanian: lt Niagaros krioklys m
Macedonian: mk Нијага́рски Водо́пади m-p
Malay: ms Air Terjun Niagara
Malayalam: ml നയാഗ്ര വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം
Marathi: mr नायगारा धबधबा
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Niagarafallene m-p
Nynorsk: nn Niagarafalla m-p
Persian: fa آبشارهای نیاگارا âbšâr-hâ niâgârâ
Polish: pl Niagara f
Portuguese: pt Cataratas do Niágara f-p
Punjabi: pa ਨਿਆਗਰਾ ਝਰਨਾ
Romanian: ro Cascada Niagara f
Russian: ru Ниага́рский водопа́д m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Нијагарини водопади m-p, sh Слапови Ниагаре m-p
Latin: sh Nijagarini vodopadi m-p, sh Slapovi Niagare m-p
Slovak: sk Niagarské vodopády m-p
Slovene: sl Niagarski slapovi m-p
Spanish: es cataratas del Niágara f-p
Swedish: sv Niagarafallen c-p
Tamil: ta நயாகரா அருவி
Telugu: te నయాగరా జలపాతం
Thai: th น้ำตกไนแอการา náam-dtòk nai-ɛɛ-gaa-raa
Turkish: tr Niagara Şelaleleri p
Ukrainian: uk Ніага́рський водоспа́д m
Uzbek: uz Niagara sharsharasi
Vietnamese: vi thác Niagara
Welsh: cy Rhaeadr Niagara f
a city
French: fr Niagara Falls f
German: de Niagara Falls n
Japanese: ja ナイアガラ・フォールズ naiagara fōruzu, ja ナイアガラフォールズ naiagarafōruzu
Korean: ko 나이아가라 폴스 na'iagara polseu
Mohawk: moh Tkaniá:taren’s
Polish: pl Niagara Falls n
References
en Waterfalls