NIAGARA FALLS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort

Classified under:

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Niagara Falls" is a part of...):

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)

Meaning:

Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

Synonyms:

Niagara; Niagara Falls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)

Meronyms (parts of "Niagara Falls"):

American Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo))

Canadian Falls; Horseshoe Falls (a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario)

Holonyms ("Niagara Falls" is a part of...):

Ontario (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)

Niagara; Niagara River (a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York)