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Merikins

Merikins is the plural of Merikin.

Meaning of Merikin

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.

Questions about Merikins

What is Merikins the plural of?
Merikins is the plural of Merikin.

Words near Merikins in the dictionary

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

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