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

This coach, like those at Mérida, was an extremely small affair, for a single horse.

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We found the carnival at Progreso more natural and unpretentious, but also far more lively and amusing, than anything in Mérida.

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For comfort, for the benefit of our sick man, for the advantage of our pocket, we would be better off at Progreso than in Mérida.

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Having seen my companions comfortably located, I returned to Mérida, where there was still some business demanding attention.

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Progreso and Mérida were visited, and our work was done upon the Mayas living near the town of Tekax.

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