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Ni·ag·ara (nī ag′rə, -ag′ə rə)

noun

a torrent, or flood

Etymology: after the falls

Niagara2 definition

Ni·ag·ara (nī ag′rə, -ag′ə rə)

river between W N.Y. & SE Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario: c. 36 mi (58 km)

Etymology: < Fr < Iroquoian town name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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