Erie

Erie, Lake

One of the Great Lakes, bounded by southern Ontario, western New York, northwest Pennsylvania, northern Ohio, and southeast Michigan. A vital part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system, it is linked with the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal.

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E·rie ¹  (îr)

n. pl. Erie or E·ries

1.

a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the southern shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western New York. The Erie ceased to exist as a people after being defeated by the Iroquois in the mid-17th century.

b. A member of this people.

2. The Iroquoian language of the Erie.

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E·rie ²  (îr)

A city of northwest Pennsylvania on Lake Erie southwest of Buffalo, New York. A port of entry, it was laid out in 1795 on the site of Fort Presque Isle, built by the French in 1753. Population: 102,000.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Erie - a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York Iroquois - any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
	2.	Erie - the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal Lake Erie Great Lakes - a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
	3.	Erie - a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies