Mérida

¹ American  

[me-ree-thah] / ˈmɛ riˌðɑ /

noun

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

2. a city in W Venezuela.

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merida ² American  

[mer-i-duh] / ˈmɛr ɪ də /

noun

1. suntan.

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Mérida British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of merida

Apparently after Mérida, Mexico

Example Sentences

Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.

From The Wall Street Journal

Washington sent some $3 billion in security aid under a 2007 bilateral agreement known as the Mérida Initiative, donating helicopters, training police and helping redesign Mexico’s notoriously broken justice system.

From Los Angeles Times

Kini lies an hour outside of Merida in a dense tropical forest.

From Los Angeles Times

Second baseman Lainey Brown and right fielder Elysse Diaz singled home runs, while Giselle Merida tripled to bring home another.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, Navarro became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final 6-0 6-0 with victory over Emiliana Arango at the Merida Open in Mexico.

From BBC