Mersea

M3E1R1S1E1A1

proper noun

Mersea Island, an island in Essex, England.

OriginOld English meres →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Mersea Island, an island in Essex, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmeres
  2. EnglishMersea

From Old English meres, genitive singular of mere (“pool”) + ēġ (“island”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SameermearesseamerreamesMarseereseam
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APA

Mersea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mersea

MLA

“Mersea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mersea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mersea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mersea.

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