Erie

[ eer-ee ]

noun

plural Eries, (especially collectively) Erie

1. Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; site of the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 in which Commodore Perry defeated the British. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9,940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
2. a port in NW Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie.
3. a member of a tribe of American Indians formerly living along the southern shore of Lake Erie.

Erie

¹

/ ˈɪərɪ /

noun

1. EriesErie a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Erie
2. the language of this people, possibly belonging to the Iroquoian family

Erie

²

/ ˈɪərɪ /

noun

1. Lake Erie
   a lake between the US and Canada: the southernmost and the shallowest of the Great Lakes; empties by the Niagara River into Lake Ontario. Area: 25 718 sq km (9930 sq miles)
2. a port in NW Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. Pop: 101 373 (2003 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Erie¹

From Erie (an Iroquoian language) Erie, Eriez, shortening of Erielhonan “long tail” (the Erie were called the Cat People, referring to the cougar)

Example Sentences

Seated around a breakfast table in Erie, Pennsylvania, four veterans in their mid-80s - John, Jack, Bob and Don - gather to reminisce about their decades of friendship.

From BBC

Mr Rushdie, meanwhile, was airlifted to a hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he underwent surgery and was put on a ventilator.

From BBC

"That's two and a half times the volume of Lake Erie lost."

From Science Daily

Here, a handful of counties, like Erie and Northampton, could end up making a difference.

From BBC

“You don't talk politics and you don't talk religion,” says 85-year-old Ernie, who lives in the Canadian town of Fort Erie, just across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York.

From BBC