[eer-ee] Pronunciation Key ) E·rie for 3. | 1. | Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 mi. (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km). |
| 2. | a port in NW Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. 119,123. |
| 3. | a member of a tribe of American Indians formerly living along the southern shore of Lake Erie. |
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| E·rie 1
(îr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Erie or E·ries
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| E·rie 2
(îr'ē) Pronunciation Key
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: 103,000. |
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| 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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| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal [syn: Lake Erie] |
| 3. | a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania |
Erie County, NY (county, FIPS 29) Location: 42.75495 N, 78.78491 W
Population (1990): 968532 (402131 housing units)
Area: 2705.7 sq km (land), 472.2 sq km (water)
Erie County, OH (county, FIPS 43) Location: 41.51273 N, 82.61410 W
Population (1990): 76779 (32827 housing units)
Area: 659.2 sq km (land), 961.6 sq km (water)
Erie County, PA (county, FIPS 49) Location: 42.10335 N, 80.10415 W
Population (1990): 275572 (108585 housing units)
Area: 2077.2 sq km (land), 1959.3 sq km (water)
Erie, PA (city, FIPS 24000) Location: 42.12585 N, 80.08660 W
Population (1990): 108718 (45424 housing units)
Area: 56.9 sq km (land), 15.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16501, 16502, 16503, 16504, 16506, 16507, 16508, 16509, 16511
Lake Erie Beach, NY (CDP, FIPS 40486) Location: 42.62365 N, 79.07772 W
Population (1990): 4509 (2001 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Erie, ND Zip code(s): 58029
Erie, MI Zip code(s): 48133
Erie, KS (city, FIPS 21500) Location: 37.56849 N, 95.24367 W
Population (1990): 1276 (568 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66733
Erie, IL (village, FIPS 24374) Location: 41.65868 N, 90.08124 W
Population (1990): 1572 (650 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61250
Erie, CO (town, FIPS 24950) Location: 40.02886 N, 105.04603 W
Population (1990): 1258 (511 housing units)
Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80516
Mount Erie, IL (village, FIPS 50933) Location: 38.51463 N, 88.23268 W
Population (1990): 137 (59 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62446
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