Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niagara-on-the-lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: ni-a-gara-on-the-lake
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Previously named Niagara, the present name was adopted in 1880 to distinguish it from the town of Niagara Falls. The lake referred to in the name is Lake Ontario.

Questions

What does niagara-on-the-lake mean?: A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
Where does niagara-on-the-lake come from?: Previously named Niagara, the present name was adopted in 1880 to distinguish it from the town of Niagara Falls. The lake referred to in the name is Lake Ontario.

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