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NIAGARA FALLS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Niagara Falls mean?
• NIAGARA FALLS (noun)
The noun NIAGARA FALLS has 2 senses:
1. waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
2. a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
Familiarity information: NIAGARA FALLS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 Falls"):
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 Falls" is a part of...):
Ontario (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)
Empire State; N.Y.; 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Niagara Falls" is a part of...):
Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
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