Erie
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹi/
- Homophone: eerie
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹi
Noun edit
Erie pl (plural only)
- A tribe of Native Americans.
Proper noun edit
Erie
- One of the Great Lakes of North America.
- A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
one of Great Lakes — see also Lake Erie