merida

[ mer-i-duh ]

/ ˈmɛr ɪ də /

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noun

suntan (def. 2).

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Origin of merida

Apparently after Mérida, Mexico

Words nearby merida

Mergui Archipelago, Meriç, 'Merica, 'Merican, mericarp, merida, Meriden, Meridia, meridian, meridian angle, meridian circle

Other definitions for merida (2 of 2)

Mérida

[ me-ree-thah ]

/ ˈmɛ riˌðɑ /

noun

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

a city in W Venezuela.

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How to use merida in a sentence

Ccell installed its first reef substrate over the summer at Telchac Puerto, a resort near the city of Mérida on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
New Hybrid Coral Reefs Use Wave Energy to Transform Sea Salt to Stone|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|September 30, 2021|Singularity Hub
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|DAILY BEAST
The streets are traversed by tramways, and a railway runs north-eastward to Merida.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
The capital city, Merida, lies in the north-west part of the state.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock

This beats the mule of Merida, cried one, who ran away with the millers wife and then regretted the bargain.
Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes|Charles Sellers and Others
The attack was made by Leovigild, who drove his son's army from Merida into Valencia, and took the young man a prisoner.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
Merida, the capital of Yucatan, is on the site of a prehistoric city whose name had also become unknown.
The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West|Robert E. Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for merida

Mérida

/ (Spanish ˈmeriða) /

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

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