erie
/ˈɪɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A tribe of Native Americans.
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A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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Etymology
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).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Érié, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪɹi/
- British English: /ˈɪəɹi/