Merikins

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A form of Merikin — 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

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

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

Chicago

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

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