Mercia
Americannoun
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an early English kingdom in central Britain.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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West Mercia Police sent speeding tickets to a Grade II listed Herefordshire castle bought by Hammond in 2012 and a £1m farm estate near Hereford, but the letters were returned marked as "addressee gone away".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Parts of the town's Quarry park, the Porthill Bridge and Victoria Avenue were cordoned off as West Mercia Search and Rescue assisted police searches.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The Shrewsbury and Telford trust said this week it was "fully cooperating" with West Mercia Police, which launched an investigation six years ago into the trust's maternity service.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
By the mid-700s, the author writes, only the kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, Wessex, East Anglia and Kent “functioned as largely autonomous units.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia, through—” Another 500 points.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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