Merina
Americannoun
plural
Merinas,plural
MerinaExample Sentences
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"The Peruvian people will rise and defend the popular vote," supporter Merina Chavez told Reuters outside the prison, aiming her ire at lawmakers.
From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2022
It is also the home of the once proud Merina tribe, which conquered the island at the end of the 18th century.
From Time Magazine Archive
The opposition is dominated by the 1,500,000 Merina tribesmen of the central highlands, while the P.S.D. represents the balance of Madagascar's 6,300,000 people.
From Time Magazine Archive
The City hath three gates, one called the gate of Barbaria, the other of Merina, and the thirde of Rossetto.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard
Merina and Smyrna shall accompany me to the confines of the grove.'
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
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