Erie
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Erie
- /ˈɪɹi/ US
- /ˈɪɚi/ US
- /ˈiɹi/ US
- /ˈɪəɹi/ Australia, UK
- /ˈiɹɪ/ Scotland
- /ˈi.ɹe/ Scotland
- /ˈiəɹi/ New Zealand
Sounds like eerie, eyrie, airy (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪəɹi
Where it comes from
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).
noun
- A tribe of Native Americans.
proper noun
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A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America
Similar: Lake Erie
- A ghost town in present-day Hale County, Alabama.
- A town in Weld County and Boulder County, Colorado.
- A township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Miami County, Indiana.
- Two townships, in Neosho County and Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
- A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
- A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Cass County, North Dakota.
- A township in Ottawa County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
- Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: iroquoian, iroquois, miami, michigan, niagara, lackawanna, lake, toronto, bucyrus, ely, wabash, ari, elie, aere, eri, ilir
Translations
Talk about this word "Erie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Erie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erie "Erie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/erie.Cite this
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title = {Erie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
