Erie

See also: erie and -erie

English

Etymology

From an Erie word rendered in French as Erieehronon, Eriechronon, and Riquéronon and said to mean “long tail” or “long-tailed”, in reference to the Eastern cougar (Puma concolor cougar).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪəɹi/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɹi/
• Homophone: eerie
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Noun

Erie pl (plural only)

1. A tribe of Native Americans.

Proper noun

Erie

1. One of the Great Lakes of North America.
2. A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
3. A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.

Derived terms

• Erie County
• Fort Erie
• Lake Erie

Translations

one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie

• Danish: Lake Erie
• French: Érié (fr) m
• Georgian: ერი (eri)
• German: Eriesee (de) m
• Japanese: エリー湖 (Erīko)

Anagrams

• Eire