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Erie

/ˈɪəɹi//ˈɪɹi/

Erie noun: a tribe of Native Americans.

Noun

Erie pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribe of Native Americans.

Proper noun

Erie

  1. A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America
    Synonyms:
    Lake Erie
  2. A ghost town in present-day Hale County, Alabama.
  3. A town in Weld County and Boulder County, Colorado.
  4. A township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
  6. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Miami County, Indiana.
  7. Two townships, in Neosho County and Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  8. A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
  9. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
  12. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cass County, North Dakota.
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  1. A township in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  2. A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
  3. Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.

Synonyms of Erie

Origin of Erie

From French Érié, from the shortening of 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).

Words formed from Erie

Phrases with Erie

Words that rhyme with Erie

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Questions about Erie

What does Erie mean?
Erie means a tribe of Native Americans.
What part of speech is Erie?
Erie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Erie?
Erie is pronounced /ˈɪɹi/ (US).

Words near Erie in the dictionary

  1. Eridanus
  2. Eridge
  3. Eridian
  4. Eridians
  5. Eridu
  6. Erie
  7. Erie Canal
  8. Erie County
  9. Erieite
  10. erigeron
  11. erigerons

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