1. 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 • Hypernyms: Iroquois 2. the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal • Syn: Lake Erie • Instance Hypernyms: lake • Part Holonyms: Great Lakes 3. a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania • Instance Hypernyms: city, metropolis, urban center, port of entry, point of entry • Part Holonyms: Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA