Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: me-ri-na
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the a highlander Malagasy ethnic group in Madagascar whose core territory corresponds to the former Antananarivo Province in the centre of the island.

Inflected Forms

Merinas (plural)

Questions

What does merina mean?: A member of the a highlander Malagasy ethnic group in Madagascar whose core territory corresponds to the former Antananarivo Province in the centre of the island.

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