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) 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. |
| 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. |
Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north; New York to the east; Pennsylvania and Ohio to the south; and Michigan to the west.
Note: Fourth largest of the Great Lakes, it has been known for years for its high level of pollution.