Other definitions for Mérida (2 of 2)
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
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe streets are traversed by tramways, and a railway runs north-eastward to merida.
The capital city, merida, lies in the north-west part of the state.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockThis 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 OthersThe 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 Mérida
/ (Spanish ˈmeriða) /
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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