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Mérida in British English
(Spanish ˈmeriða)
noun
1.
a city in SE Mexico, capital of Yucatán state: founded in 1542 on the site of the ancient Mayan city of T'ho; centre of the henequen industry; university. Pop: 919 000 (2005 est)
2.
a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)
3.
a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
Latin name: Augusta Emerita Mérida in American English
(ˈmɛʀiˌdɑ)
city in SE Mexico: capital of Yucatán state: pop. 557,000
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