NIAGARA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Niagara mean?
• NIAGARA (noun)
The noun NIAGARA has 2 senses:
1. waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
2. a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
Familiarity information: NIAGARA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NIAGARA (noun)
Meaning:
Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Niagara; Niagara Falls
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Meronyms (parts of "Niagara"):
American Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo))
Canadian Falls; Horseshoe Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario)
Holonyms ("Niagara" is a part of...):
Ontario (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)
Empire State; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Niagara; Niagara River (a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York)
Meaning:
A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Niagara River; Niagara
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Meronyms (parts of "Niagara"):
Niagara; Niagara Falls (waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls)
Holonyms ("Niagara" is a part of...):
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
