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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɹi/
Homophone: eerie
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Noun

Erie pl (plural only)

A tribe of Native Americans.

Proper noun

Erie

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

Derived terms

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

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