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Merya

Merya noun: a Finno-Ugric tribe which lived in the region around the modern Moscow and was later assimilated by Slavs.

Noun

Merya pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Finno-Ugric tribe which lived in the region around the modern Moscow and was later assimilated by Slavs.

Proper noun

Merya

  1. The language spoken by this tribe.

Questions about Merya

What does Merya mean?
Merya means a Finno-Ugric tribe which lived in the region around the modern Moscow and was later assimilated by Slavs.
What part of speech is Merya?
Merya can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Merya in the dictionary

  1. merwolves
  2. merwoman
  3. merwomen
  4. merworld
  5. mery
  6. Merya
  7. Meryam Mir
  8. merycism
  9. merycismus
  10. merycoidodontid
  11. merycoidodontids

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