- 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 York
--1 is a kind of Iroquois
- Lake Erie, Erie - the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
--2 is a kind of lake
--2 is a part of Great Lakes- Erie - a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
--3 is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center; port of entry, point of entry
--3 is a part of Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA - Lake Erie, Erie - the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal