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Erie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiɹɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪəɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈiəɹi/ (New-Zealand)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɪɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɪɚi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
  • /ˈiɹi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
  • /ˈi.ɹe/ (Scotland)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

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

Erie en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiɹɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪəɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈiəɹi/ (New-Zealand)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɪɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɪɚi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
  • /ˈiɹi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
  • /ˈi.ɹe/ (Scotland)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

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

Deriveds

Erie County · Lake Erie · Fort Erie

Synonyms

Lake Erie

Translations (7)

fr Érié (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · ka ერი (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · fr lac Érié (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · pl Erie (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · de Eriesee (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · ja エリー湖 (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie) · da Lake Erie (one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie)

wikidata: Q5492