Niagaranadj.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈaɡrən/, U.S.

/naɪˈæɡr(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niagara , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of the Niagara River (see Niagara n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Niagarean adj., Niagarian adj.

Of, belonging to, or reminiscent of Niagara or (esp.) the Niagara Falls.

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1853 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 484 Rugged glaciers sloping into unknown abysses, Niagaran cataracts frozen into foam for ever.

1910 W. T. Grenfell Labrador in Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 6/1 Some day a railway will come to export our stores of mineral wealth, to tap our sources of more than Niagaran power, to bring visitors to scenery of Norwegian quality.

1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Aug. c11 Having rewritten the opening song of Kiss Me Kate for domestic Niagaran consumption, the two singers went on to [etc.].

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Jan. 46/2 When he focuses on the nineteenth century, his conclusion brings us up to a present when Niagaran sublimity has faded from American spiritual life.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niagaran
释义	Niagaranadj. Brit. /nʌɪˈaɡrən/, U.S. /naɪˈæɡr(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niagara , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of the Niagara River (see Niagara n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Niagarean adj., Niagarian adj. Of, belonging to, or reminiscent of Niagara or (esp.) the Niagara Falls. ΚΠ 1853 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 484 Rugged glaciers sloping into unknown abysses, Niagaran cataracts frozen into foam for ever. 1910 W. T. Grenfell Labrador in Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 6/1 Some day a railway will come to export our stores of mineral wealth, to tap our sources of more than Niagaran power, to bring visitors to scenery of Norwegian quality. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Aug. c11 Having rewritten the opening song of Kiss Me Kate for domestic Niagaran consumption, the two singers went on to [etc.]. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Jan. 46/2 When he focuses on the nineteenth century, his conclusion brings us up to a present when Niagaran sublimity has faded from American spiritual life. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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