Main Entry: Ni·ag·a·ra Falls

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)nī-ˈa-g(ə-)rə\

Function: geographical name

1 waterfalls on border between New York & Ontario in the Niagara River (36 miles or 58 kilometers flowing from Lake Erie N into Lake Ontario); divided by Goat Island into Horseshoe, or Canadian, Falls (158 feet or 48 meters high) & American Falls (167 feet or 51 meters high)
2 city W New York at the falls population 55,593
3 city Canada in SE Ontario population 82,184