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mérida

/mɚˈidə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
meri-da
IPA
/mɚˈidə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province

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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.

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Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce mérida?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚˈidə/.
What does mérida mean?
A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
Where does mérida come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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