how to pronounce niagara
/naɪˈæɡɹə/
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niagara is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of niagara in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… including niagara falls the rain …”
meanings of niagara
name:
- A ghost town in Western Australia.
- A city and town in Wisconsin.
- A city and village in North Dakota.
- A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A town in New York.
noun:
- A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions.
- A Niagara grape.
niagara frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word niagara occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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