Mérida

¹

[me-ree-thah]

noun

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

2. a city in W Venezuela.

merida

²

[mer-i-duh]

noun

1. suntan.

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. Latin name: Augusta Emerita. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mérida¹

Apparently after Mérida, Mexico