Niagara

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
• ghost town British Columbia (province) Canada (country).
• ghost town Western Australia (state).
• town New York (state).
• city/and/village North Dakota (state).
• city/and/town Wisconsin (state).

Noun

• A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
• A Niagara grape.

Related

Similar words

• deluge

Origin

• From an language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara'. The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.