Erie

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US/ˈɪɹi/US/ˈɪɚi/US/ˈiɹi/Australia, UK/ˈɪəɹi/

noun

A tribe of Native Americans.

Similar
Lake Erie
OriginFrench Érié →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

nounErie pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA tribe of Native Americans.
proper noun
  1. A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America

    Synonyms: Lake Erie

  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in present-day Hale County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Weld County and Boulder County, Colorado.
    3. A township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
    5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Miami County, Indiana.
    6. Two townships, in Neosho County and Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    7. A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
    8. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
    9. A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
    10. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
    11. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cass County, North Dakota.
    12. A township in Ottawa County, Ohio.
    13. 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 & antonyms

proper nounA lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America

Similar
Lake Erie

Origin

  1. FrenchÉrié
  2. EnglishErie

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).

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Translations

Danish Lake Erie
  • Lake Erieone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
French Érié, lac Érié
  • Ériéone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
  • lac Ériéone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
German Eriesee
  • Erieseeone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
Japanese エリー湖
  • エリー湖 (Erīko)one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie
Polish Erie
  • Erieone of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Erie

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

Eire
Cite this entry
APA

Erie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erie

MLA

“Erie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erie.

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