| Noun | 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 YorkIroquois - 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 | |
| 2. | Erie - the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge CanalGreat Lakes - a group of 5 lakes in central North America lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | |
| 3. | Erie - a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvaniacity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" | |