NIAGARA FALLS


Meaning of NIAGARA FALLS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)nī-ˈa-g(ə-)rə ]

geographical name

1. waterfalls on border between New York & Ontario in the Niagara River (36 miles or 58 kilometers flowing from Lake Erie N into Lake Ontario); divided by Goat Island into Horseshoe, or Canadian, Falls (158 feet or 48 meters high) & American Falls (167 feet or 51 meters high)

2. city W New York at the falls population 55,593

3. city Canada in SE Ontario population 78,815

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.