Niagara Falls

English

Etymology

Niagara + Falls (waterfall)

• The cities are named after the waterfalls they are located next to.

Proper noun

Niagara Falls

1. A waterfall in the Niagara river, Niagara region, on the international border between Canada and United States, in both Ontario and New York state; Massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River.

   Synonym: the Falls

   Hyponyms: (U.S. falls) American Falls, (Canadian Falls) Horseshoe Falls

   Coordinate term: Goat Island

2. A city in Niagara county, New York, United States; near the Falls.

   Synonym: City of Niagara Falls

3. A city in Niagara regional municipality, Ontario, Canada; near the Falls.

   Synonym: City of Niagara Falls

Related terms

• City of Niagara Falls
• County of Niagara
• Niagara
• Niagara County
• Niagara Region
• Niagara Regional Municipality
• Niagara River
• Regional Municipality of Niagara
• Region of Niagara

 

Translations

waterfalls

• Afrikaans: Niagara-waterval
• Albanian: Ujëvarat e Niagarës
• Amharic: ናያግራ ፏፏቴዎች (nayagra fʷafʷatewoč)
• Arabic: شلالات نياجارا m pl (šalālāt nīāǧārā)
• Armenian: Նիագարայի ջրվեժ (Niagarayi ǰrvež)
• Azerbaijani: Niaqara şəlaləsi
• Basque: Niagarako ur-jauziak pl
• Belarusian: Ніягарскі вадаспад m (Nijaharski vadaspad)
• Bengali: নায়াগ্রা জলপ্রপাত (naẏagra jolopropat)
• Breton: Lammoù-dour an Niagara
• Bulgarian: Ниагарски водопад m (Niagarski vodopad), Ниагара f (Niagara)
• Burmese: နိုင်အာဂရာ ရေတံခွန် (nuing-aga.ra retamhkwan)
• Catalan: cascades del Niàgara f pl
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 尼亞加拉瀑布／尼亚加拉瀑布 (nei⁴ aa³ gaa¹ laai¹ buk⁶ bou³)

  Mandarin: 尼亞加拉瀑布／尼亚加拉瀑布 (zh) (Níyàjiālā Pùbù)

• Czech: Niagarské vodopády m pl
• Danish: Niagaravandfaldene c pl
• Dutch: Niagarawatervallen pl
• Esperanto: Niagara Akvofalaro
• Estonian: Niagara juka
• Finnish: Niagaran putoukset pl
• French: chutes du Niagara f pl, chutes Niagara f pl
• Galician: Cataratas do Niágara f pl
• Georgian: ნიაგარის ჩანჩქერი (niagaris čančkeri)
• German: Niagarafälle (de) m pl
• Greek: Καταρράκτες του Νιαγάρα f pl (Katarráktes tou Niagára)
• Hebrew: מפלי ניאגרה m pl (mapali niágarah)
• Hindi: नायाग्रा जल प्रपात (nāyāgrā jal prapāt)
• Hungarian: Niagara-vízesés pl
• Icelandic: Níagara-fossar m pl
• Indonesian: Air Terjun Niagara
• Irish: Eas Niagara m
• Italian: cascate del Niagara f pl
• Japanese: ナイアガラの滝 (naiagaranotaki)
• Kannada: ನಯಾಗರ ಜಲಪಾತ (nayāgara jalapāta)
• Kazakh: Ниагара сарқырамасы (Niagara sarqyramasy)
• Korean: 나이아가라 폭포 (naiagara pokpo)
• Kyrgyz: Ниагара шаркыратмасы (Niagara şarkıratması)
• Lao: ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດນີອາກາລາ (nam tok tāt nī ʼā kā lā)
• Latvian: Niagāras ūdenskritums m
• Lithuanian: Niagaros krioklys m
• Macedonian: Нијага́рски Водо́пади m pl (Nijagárski Vodópadi)
• Malay: Air Terjun Niagara
• Malayalam: നയാഗ്ര വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം (nayāgra veḷḷaccāṭṭaṁ)
• Marathi: नायगारा धबधबा (nāygārā dhabadhbā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Niagarafallene m pl

  Nynorsk: Niagarafalla m pl

• Persian: آبشارهای نیاگارا (âbšâr-hâ niâgârâ)
• Polish: Niagara (pl) f
• Portuguese: Cataratas do Niágara f pl
• Punjabi: ਨਿਆਗਰਾ ਝਰਨਾ (niāgarā jharnā)
• Romanian: Cascada Niagara f
• Russian: Ниага́рский водопа́д m (Niagárskij vodopád)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Нијагарини водопади m pl, Слапови Ниагаре m pl

  Roman: Nijagarini vodopadi m pl, Slapovi Niagare m pl

• Slovak: Niagarské vodopády m pl
• Slovene: Niagarski slapovi m pl
• Spanish: cataratas del Niágara f pl
• Swedish: Niagarafallen c pl
• Tamil: நயாகரா அருவி (nayākarā aruvi)
• Telugu: నయాగరా జలపాతం (nayāgarā jalapātaṁ)
• Thai: น้ำตกไนแอการา (náam-dtòk nai-ɛɛ-gaa-raa)
• Turkish: Niagara Şelaleleri pl
• Ukrainian: Ніага́рський водоспа́д m (Niahársʹkyj vodospád)
• Uzbek: Niagara sharsharasi
• Vietnamese: thác Niagara
• Welsh: Rhaeadr Niagara f
• West Frisian: Niagarawetterfal

a city

• French: Niagara Falls f
• German: Niagara Falls n
• Japanese: ナイアガラ・フォールズ (naiagara fōruzu), ナイアガラフォールズ (naiagarafōruzu)
• Mohawk: Tkaniá:taren’s
• Polish: Niagara Falls (pl) n