Erie.
A tribe of Native Americans.
Meaning & usage
A tribe of Native Americans.
Where this word 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).
A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in present-day Hale County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Weld County and Boulder County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village in Whiteside County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Miami County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: Two townships, in Neosho County and Sedgwick County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Cass County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Ottawa County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.
Where this word 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).
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