Erie
noun
ˈir-ē 
1
: a member of an American Indian people living south of Lake Erie in the 17th century
2
: the extinct and probably Iroquoian language of the Erie people
Word History
Etymology
American French Erie, Erié, modification of Huron Eriehronon the Erie people
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Geographical Definition
Erie
geographical name
ˈir-ē
city and port on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania population 101,786