Erie

[ eer-ee ]

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noun

plural Eries, (especially collectively) Erie

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).
a port in NW Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie.
a member of a tribe of American Indians formerly living along the southern shore of Lake Erie.

Erie

/ ˈɪə��ɪ /

noun

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

Erie

/ ˈɪə��ɪ /

noun

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)
a port in NW Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. Pop: 101 373 (2003 est)

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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)

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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.

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

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

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

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“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.

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Eridu Erie Canal

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