Erie
- noun
- /ˈɪəri/
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pueblo Erie
- The Erie were known for their skills in fishing and hunting along the shores of their homeland.
Examples
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During the 17th century, the Erie people formed alliances with neighboring tribes to protect their territory.
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The history of the Erie tribe is rich with stories and traditions passed down through generations.
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Now you go out and get them a job on the erie.
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What were you saying about the erie?
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Nothing stingy about the erie.
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And these these come about in his conversations with Erie and her dragonfly.
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He robbed the erie to put on this show!
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That erie of mine is the best-paying railroad in america.
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Rose tells Dragonfly who she's going to name Erie, and that she has a certain strength in her, but it's mysterious.
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Where the diagrammatic mode traces sources, the illuminated suggests something more like the source-eries of apparition.
Academic text (1994)
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Etymology
Erie for the people comes from an Iroquoian name like Erielhonan that probably meant 'long tail', maybe as a reference to a panther. That's why this Native American group is called the Erie.