merida

[ mer-i-duh ]

Origin of merida

1
Apparently after Mérida, Mexico

Words Nearby merida

Other definitions for Mérida (2 of 2)

Mérida
[ me-ree-thah ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Yucatán, in SE Mexico.

  2. a city in W Venezuela.

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How to use merida in a sentence

  • The 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.

British Dictionary definitions for Mérida

Mérida

/ (Spanish ˈmeriða) /


noun
  1. 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)

  2. a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

  1. 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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