Mérida

proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
  2. Latin American places named after the above:
    1. in Mexico, capital of Yucatán state
    2. One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Mérida.
    3. A city, the capital of the state of Mérida in Libertador municipality, Mérida, Venezuela.
    4. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

Origin

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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Translations

Arabic مِرِيدَا, مَارِيدَة
  • مِرِيدَا (miridā)Spanish city
  • مَارِيدَة (marida)Spanish city
Catalan Mèrida
  • MèridaSpanish city
Chinese Mandarin 梅里達 /梅里达, 梅里達 /梅里达
  • 梅里達 /梅里达 (Méilǐdá)Spanish city
  • 梅里達 /梅里达 (Méilǐdá)Mexican city
Dutch Mérida
  • MéridaSpanish city
French Mérida
  • MéridaSpanish city
Latin Augusta Emerita
  • Augusta EmeritaSpanish city
Spanish Mérida, Mérida
  • MéridaSpanish city
  • MéridaMexican city
Cite this entry
APA

Mérida. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%C3%A9rida

MLA

“Mérida.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%C3%A9rida. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mérida,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%C3%A9rida.

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