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 which was later adopted 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, 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
• Niagara (town), New York
• Niagara Falls (city), New York

in Canada

• Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
• Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

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
• Niagara (ship), a New Zealand civilian liner
• Niagara (artist)
• Niagara, 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

• Niagara, North Dakota
• Niagara, Wisconsin
• Niagara (town), Wisconsin

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