Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun erie

3 senses of erie

Sense 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)

Sense 2
Lake Erie, Erie -- (the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal)
       INSTANCE OF=> lake -- (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)

Sense 3
Erie -- (a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port of entry, point of entry -- (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)