I. ˈirē, ˈēr-, -ri noun
( plural erie or eries )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Iroquoian people of northern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Erie people
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Erie, Pa.
: of or from the city of Erie, Pa. : of the kind or style prevalent in Erie