Mercia [ mur -shee-uh , -shuh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɜr ʃi ə, -ʃə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
a female given name.
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Words nearby Mercia merchant of death ,
merchant prince ,
merchant seaman ,
merchet ,
merci ,
Mercia ,
Mercian ,
merci beaucoup ,
Mercier ,
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merciful
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How to use Mercia in a sentence When Bowser first ran for mayor in 2014, a profile of her in The Washington Post recounted how Mercia gently teased her for following in the politically active footsteps of their father from the time she was a child.
In 655, this place was the seat of a bishopric, the largest in England, including the whole of Wessex and Mercia .
The sheep was valued at a shilling in both Wessex and Mercia , from early times till the 11th century.
The host was quiet in winter quarters in Mercia , and the Danes in our country grew friendly with us, harming no man.
It is not improbable that the Mersey derived its name from Mercia , or the territory from the boundary river.
It, in conjunction with the Humber, divided Northumbria from Mercia during the heptarchy.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mercia
noun
a kingdom and earldom of central and S England during the Anglo-Saxon period that reached its height under King Offa (757–96)
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