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Mérida

Mérida proper noun: a city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province.

Proper noun

Mérida

  1. A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
  2. in Mexico, capital of Yucatán state
  3. One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Mérida.
  4. A city, the capital of the state of Mérida in Libertador municipality, Mérida, Venezuela.
  5. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

Mérida meaning in Arabic

Mérida in Arabic

Spanish city
مِرِيدَا miridā, مَارِيدَة marida

Origin of Mérida

From Spanish, from the third word of the Latin name “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony.

Phrases with Mérida

Questions about Mérida

What does Mérida mean?
Mérida means a city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province.
What is Mérida in Arabic?
Mérida in Arabic is مِرِيدَا (miridā), مَارِيدَة (marida). See Mérida meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Mérida?
Mérida is a proper noun.

Words near Mérida in the dictionary

  1. ménages-à-trois
  2. Ménerville
  3. Ménière's disease
  4. Ménière's syndrome
  5. Méricourt-l'Abbé
  6. Mérida
  7. méridienne
  8. méridiennes
  9. Mérigon
  10. méringue
  11. mésalliance

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