merida

[mer-i-duh]

noun

suntan(def 2).

Origin of merida

apparently after Mérida, Mexico

Mérida

[me-ree-th ah]

noun

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

a city in W Venezuela.

Yucatán

[yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn]

noun

a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.

a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Capital: Mérida.

Also Yu·ca·tan

[yoo-kuh-tan] /ˌyu kəˈtæn/.

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Examples from the Web for merida

Contemporary Examples of merida

Anonymous source at Kremlin, dressed as Princess Merida, denies Russian version of GPS will be called GulagMaps.
P.J. O’Rourke on Foreign Policy and France, Hold the Swiss
P. J. O’Rourke
January 17, 2014

Historical Examples of merida

They determined to land upon the peninsula of Yucatan, in hopes of taking the town of Merida.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)
Walter Thornbury
The crop of sisal-hemp is shipped mainly from Progresso and Merida.
Commercial Geography
Jacques W. Redway
We reached Citas without accident, and two days later were in Merida.
The Ancient Cities of the New World
Dsir Charnay
What the President saw, we have seen—the almost boundless wealth of Merida and the sybaritic life led by the haciendados.
The American Egypt
Channing Arnold
The renegade, Ibn Meruan, who founded an independent state in Merida, taught a mixed faith compounded of both the great religions.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1
Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for merida

Mérida

noun

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)

a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

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 name: Augusta Emerita

Yucatán

noun

a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles)

a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for merida

Yucatan

said to be from a local word meaning "massacre."

Culture definitions for merida

Yucatán

[(yooh-kuh-tan, yooh-kuh-tahn)]

Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.

Note

It is the location of many Mayan ruins.