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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 Fallsplay

2. a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resortplay

  Familiarity information: NIAGARA FALLS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NIAGARA FALLS (noun)


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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