Mérida

See also: merida and Merida

English

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

  1. A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
  2. Latin American cities named after the above:
    1. in Mexico, capital of Yucatán state
    2. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

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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

  1. The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
  2. Latin American cities named Mérida after the above:
    1. in Mexico, capital of Yucatan state
    2. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

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

  1. The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
  2. Latin American cities named Mérida after the above:
    1. in Mexico, capital of Yucatan state
    2. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɾida/, [ˈmeɾiða]
  • See also: meridiano

Proper noun

Mérida ?

  1. Mérida (a city in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)
  2. Mérida (a city in Yucatan, Mexico)
  3. Mérida (a city in Guzman, Venezuela)

Derived terms

  • meridano

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