Niagara
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The word Niagara comes from the Neutral Indian word onghiar (pronounced on-ge-ara), meaning "thunder of waters". It was their name for a waterfall that was later adapted by European settlers as Niagara Falls.
Many geographic locations near the falls were named after Niagara, including:
the natural features
- Niagara River, forming a border between the United States and Canada
- Niagara Escarpment, a long escarpment best known as the cliff over which the Niagara River forms the falls
- Niagara Peninsula between Lakes Ontario and Erie
in the United States
- Niagara County, New York
- the town of Niagara, New York
- the city of Niagara Falls, New York
in Canada
Other things named after Niagara include:
- Fort Niagara
- Niagara grape
- Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York
- Niagara University in Niagara County, New York
- Niagara College in Niagara Region, Ontario
- Niagara (1953 film)
Due to prominence of Niagara Falls in North American culture, several items not directly related to Niagara have been named after it. These include:
- USS Niagara, a name given to several vessels
- RMS Niagara, a New Zealand civilian liner
- Niagara (artist), An American singer and artist
- Niagara (board game), a Spiel des Jahres award-winning board game
- Niagara, a French rock band
- UltraSPARC T1, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara.
- UltraSPARC T2, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara II.
the communities in the United States
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