merida

¹

[ mer-i-duh ]

noun

1. suntan ( def 2 ).

Mérida

²

[ me-ree-thah ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Yucatán, in SE Mexico.
2. a city in W Venezuela.

Mérida

/ ˈmeriða /

noun

1. a city in SE Mexico, capital of Yucatán state: founded in 1542 on the site of the ancient Mayan city of T'ho; centre of the henequen industry; university. Pop: 919 000 (2005 est)
2. a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)
3. a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc ; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est) Latin nameAugusta Emerita

Word History and Origins

Origin of merida¹

Apparently after Mérida, Mexico

Example Sentences

Anonymous source at Kremlin, dressed as Princess Merida, denies Russian version of GPS will be called GulagMaps.

From The Daily Beast

The streets are traversed by tramways, and a railway runs north-eastward to Merida.

From Project Gutenberg

The capital city, Merida, lies in the north-west part of the state.

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This beats the mule of Merida, cried one, who ran away with the millers wife and then regretted the bargain.

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The attack was made by Leovigild, who drove his son's army from Merida into Valencia, and took the young man a prisoner.

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Merida, the capital of Yucatan, is on the site of a prehistoric city whose name had also become unknown.

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