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Everyday

1. (a name) Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie. tree →
2. (a name) Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, USA, on the shore of Lake Erie. tree →
3. (a name) The Erie were a Native American people who lived near the lake, and the Erie Canal is a famous old canal in New York State. tree →

In the lessons

A geography name used in lessons about the Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario). It is the shallowest of them, so it warms up quickly in summer and freezes over in winter. Phrases: «Lake Erie», «the Erie Canal».

Examples

• Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes. tree →
• Erie lies between Canada and the USA. tree →
• We remembered the Great Lakes with the word HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. tree →
• Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake. tree →
• The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes to the Hudson River. tree →
• Niagara Falls is on the river that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. tree →
• My cousin lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. tree →
• Lake Erie sometimes freezes over in a cold winter. tree →

Note

Always written with a capital E. Sounds exactly like «eerie» (strange and spooky): «The eerie fog lay over Lake Erie». Not a common English word by itself.