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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara River \Niagara River\prop. n.
     A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms
     the boundary between Ontario and New York.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  niagara \niagara\ n.
  
     Note: lower case [from the famous water falls.]
     A large flow, used figuratively.
  
     Syn: cascade.
          [PJC] Niagara

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara Falls \Niagara Falls\prop. n.
     A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo
     remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing
     over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the
     Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American
     Falls.
     [WordNet 1.5] Niagara

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Niagara
       n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United
            States it is the American Falls [syn: {Niagara Falls}]
       2: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms
          boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: {Niagara River}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Niagara":
     cascade, cataract, deluge, fall, falls, flood, force, fresh,
     freshet, linn, nappe, pour, river, sault, spate, torrent,
     waterfall, waterflood, watershoot
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Niagara, ND (city, FIPS 56780)
    Location: 47.99736 N, 97.87046 W
    Population (1990): 73 (37 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58266
  Niagara, WI (village, FIPS 57325)
    Location: 45.78010 N, 88.00222 W
    Population (1990): 1999 (826 housing units)
    Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54151

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Niagara -- U.S. County in New York
     Population (2000):    219846
     Housing Units (2000): 95715
     Land area (2000):     522.947653 sq. miles (1354.428146 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    616.885584 sq. miles (1597.726259 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1139.833237 sq. miles (2952.154405 sq. km)
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             43.146089 N, 78.848097 W
     Headwords:
      Niagara
      Niagara, NY
      Niagara County
      Niagara County, NY
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Niagara, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    1880
     Housing Units (2000): 812
     Land area (2000):     2.740240 sq. miles (7.097190 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.269695 sq. miles (0.698508 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.009935 sq. miles (7.795698 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            57325
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             45.778244 N, 88.003867 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     54151
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Niagara, WI
      Niagara
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Niagara, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    57
     Housing Units (2000): 35
     Land area (2000):     0.931686 sq. miles (2.413055 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.026700 sq. miles (0.069152 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.958386 sq. miles (2.482207 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            56780
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             47.997001 N, 97.869353 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58266
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Niagara, ND
      Niagara
  

















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