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Mer·i·den M0229300 (mĕr′ĭ-dən) A city of south-central Connecticut north-northeast of New Haven. Settled in 1661, it was once a center of the silverware industry.Mer•i•den (ˈmɛr ɪ dn)
n. a city in central Connecticut. 58,660. MeridenenUK
Meriden (mĕr`ĭdən), city (1990 pop. 59,479), New Haven co., S central Conn.; settled 1661, inc. as a town 1806, as a city 1867, town and city consolidated 1922. Silverware and pewter were made there in the 18th cent. by Samuel Yale and later by the Rogers Brothers and a forerunner of the International Silver Company. Meriden's industry is now more diversified.AcronymsSeeMDN |