niagara falls

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niagara falls - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara Falls \Niagara Falls\prop. n.
     A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo
     remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing
     over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the
     Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American
     Falls.
     [WordNet 1.5] Niagara

niagara falls - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Niagara Falls
      n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United
           States it is the American Falls [syn: Niagara, Niagara Falls
           ]
      2: a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara
         river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort

niagara falls - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Niagara Falls, NY (city, FIPS 51055)
    Location: 43.09115 N, 79.01625 W
    Population (1990): 61840 (28635 housing units)
    Area: 36.4 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 14301, 14303, 14304, 14305