merida
[ mer-i-duh ]
/ ˈmɛr ɪ də /
noun
Origin of merida
apparently after
Mérida, Mexico
Words nearby merida
mergenthaler,
merger,
mergui,
mergui archipelago,
mericarp,
merida,
meriden,
meridian,
meridian angle,
meridian circle,
meridional
Definition for merida (2 of 3)
Mérida
[ me-ree-th ah ]
/ ˈmɛ riˌðɑ /
noun
a city in and the capital of Yucatán, in SE Mexico.
a city in W Venezuela.
Definition for merida (3 of 3)
Yucatán
[ yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn ]
/ ˌyu kəˈtæn; Spanish ˌyu kɑˈtɑn /
noun
a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.
a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Capital: Mérida.
Also
Yu·ca·tan
[yoo-kuh-tan] /ˌyu kəˈtæn/.
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British Dictionary definitions for merida (1 of 2)
Mérida
/ (Spanish ˈmeriða) /
noun
a city in SE Mexico, capital of Yucatán state: founded in 1542 on the site of the ancient Mayan city of T'ho; centre of the henequen industry; university. Pop: 919 000 (2005 est)
a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)
a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
Latin name: Augusta Emerita
British Dictionary definitions for merida (2 of 2)
Yucatán
/ (ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, Spanish jukaˈtan) /
noun
a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles)
a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles)
Cultural definitions for merida
Yucatán
[ (yooh-kuh-tan, yooh-kuh-tahn) ]
Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.
notes for Yucatán
It is the location of many Mayan ruins.