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Merritt Island

American  
[mer-it] / ˈmɛr ɪt /

noun

  1. a town in E Florida.


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The birds at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge aren’t going to be happy.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

It listed a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Merritt Island as its address.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2023

Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, senior managing director for the National Parks Conservation Association’s conservation programs, said that Florida’s Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge also has been floated as a potential spaceport site.

From Washington Post Jul. 31, 2022

A shoulder injury eventually sent her back to Arizona for 18 months, but in 2018 she returned to Florida, moving in with relatives on Merritt Island.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2022

He picked oranges down in Orlando; he picked tangerines over on Merritt Island.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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