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Mer⋅ci⋅a

  [mur-shee-uh, -shuh]
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–noun
1. an early English kingdom in central Britain.
2. a female given name.
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Mer·ci·a   (mûr'shē-ə, -shə)   
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of central England. It was settled by Angles c. A.D. 500 and enjoyed its greatest influence during the rule (757-796) of Offa. In 874 the kingdom was overrun by the Danes and split between Wessex and the Danelaw.
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Mercia 
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the Midlands, Latinized from O.E. Mierce "men of the Marches," from mearc (see march (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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