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

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)
Niagara (board game), a Spiel des Jahres award-winning board game
Niagara, a French rock band
UltraSPARC T1, a microprocessor codenamed Niagara.

the communities in the United States

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