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Mérida
Mérida
English
Proper noun
Mérida
- A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
- Latin American cities named after the above:
Translations
Spanish city
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
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.
Proper noun
Mérida ? n
- The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
- Latin American cities named Mérida after the above:
French
Etymology
From Spanish, from the third word of the Roman name “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of Latin ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony.
Proper noun
Mérida
- The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
- Latin American cities named Mérida after the above:
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈme̞.ɾi.ð̞a̠], [ˈme̞.ɾi.da̠]
- See also: meridiano
Etymology
From the third word of the Latin “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony.
Proper noun
Mérida ?
- Mérida (a city in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)
- Mérida (a city in Yucatan, Mexico)
- Mérida (a city in Guzman, Venezuela)
Derived terms
- meridano