伊利人,伊利湖.
Erie 1 (îr)
n. pl. Erie or Eries
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the southern shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western New York. The Erie ceased to exist as a people after being defeated by the Iroquois in the mid-17th century.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Iroquoian language of the Erie.
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Erie 2 (îr)
A city of northwest Pennsylvania on Lake Erie southwest of Buffalo, New York. A port of entry, it was laid out in 1795 on the site of Fort Presque Isle, built by the French in 1753. Population: 102,000.
参考资料:American Heritage Dictionary