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 said additional crimes had been identified in its investigation across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
England’s Midlands region was once the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
West Mercia Police took nearly six months to pass the case on to the Metropolitan Police, who then arrested and charged Gunnery.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 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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