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Merikin

Merikin noun: one of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16.

Noun

Merikin (plural Merikins)

  1. (historical) One of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16.

Forms of Merikin

pluralMerikins

Origin of Merikin

Aphetic form of American.

Questions about Merikin

What does Merikin mean?
Merikin means one of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16.
What part of speech is Merikin?
Merikin is a noun.
What is the plural of Merikin?
The plural of Merikin is Merikins.

Words near Merikin in the dictionary

  1. meridiungulates
  2. merie
  3. merier
  4. meriest
  5. meriki
  6. Merikin
  7. Merikins
  8. Merikkka
  9. Merillat
  10. Merillats
  11. merils

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