Merikin

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noun

One of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16.

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Meanings

nounMerikin (plural Merikins)

plural Merikins

  1. historicalOne of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16.

Origin

Aphetic form of American.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Knierim
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APA

Merikin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merikin

MLA

“Merikin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merikin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merikin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merikin.

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