Niagara 678147 225875136 2008-07-15T20:28:47Z 70.55.0.205 Added "Disputed" message template, see discussion page {{Disputed}} The word '''Niagara''' (Iroquois Nation pronunciation "Nee-ah-GAh-rah"<ref>{{cite web | last =Welker | first =Glenn | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The Sacrifice at Niagara Falls | work = | publisher = | date =1996 | url =http://www.indigenouspeople.net/sacrific.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-25 }}</ref>) comes from the [[Iroquois]] word ''onghiar'', meaning "Across the Neck" or "The Strait" but is popularly translated as "Thundering of Waters".<ref>{{Citation | last =Everett-Heath | first =John | contribution =Niagara Falls | year =2005 | title =Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | place= | publisher =Oxford Reference Online; Oxford University Press. | id = }}</ref> It was their name for the waterfall at the point where the other [[Great Lakes]] empty into [[Lake Ontario]]. It was later adapted by European settlers as [[Niagara Falls]]. Niagara may refer to: ==Geography== * [[Niagara River]], part of the 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, New York]], a town * [[Niagara, North Dakota]], a town * [[Niagara, Wisconsin]], a city * [[Niagara (town), Wisconsin]] * [[Fort Niagara]], near Youngstown, New York ;In Canada * [[Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario]] * [[Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario]] ==Ships== * HMS ''Niagara'', a Royal Navy brig captured and renamed the [[USS Linnet (1814)|USS ''Linnet'' (1814)]] * [[USS Niagara|USS ''Niagara'']], several ships in the U.S. Navy * [[RMS Niagara|RMS ''Niagara'']], a New Zealand civilian liner * [[Niagara (palace steamer)|''Niagara'' (palace steamer)]], a steamboat that sank on the Great Lakes in 1856 ==Entertainment== * [[Niagara (1953 film)|''Niagara'' (1953 film)]] * [[Niagara (artist)]], an American singer and artist * [[Niagara (board game)]], a Spiel des Jahres award-winning board game * [[Niagara (band)]], a French rock band ==Other uses== * [[Niagara (grape)]] * [[Niagara University]] in Niagara County, New York * [[Niagara College]] in Niagara Region, Ontario * [[UltraSPARC T1]], a microprocessor codenamed Niagara. * [[UltraSPARC T2]], a microprocessor codenamed Niagara II. ==References== <references/> ==See also== *[[Niagara Falls (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Niàgara]] [[de:Niagara]] [[et:Niagara]] [[es:Niágara]] [[fr:Niagara]] [[gl:Niágara]] [[ko:나이아가라]] [[it:Niagara]] [[he:ניאגרה]] [[lt:Niagara]] [[nl:Niagara]] [[ja:ナイアガラ]] [[pl:Niagara]] [[pt:Niágara]] [[ro:Niagara]] [[sk:Niagara (rozlišovacia stránka)]] [[fi:Niagara]] [[vo:Niagara]]