Mérida en · PROPN
Etymology
From Spanish, from the third word of the Latin name “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony.
Meanings
- A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province
- Latin American places named after the above: ▸ in Mexico, capital of Yucatán state
- Latin American places named after the above: ▸ One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Mérida.
- Latin American places named after the above: ▸ A city, the capital of the state of Mérida in Libertador municipality, Mérida, Venezuela.
- Latin American places named after the above: ▸ in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province
Translations (14)
la Augusta Emerita (Spanish city) · es Mérida (Spanish city) · nl Mérida (Spanish city) · cmn 梅里達 /梅里达 (Spanish city) · ar مِرِيدَا (Spanish city) · ar مَارِيدَة (Spanish city) · chr ᎺᎵᏓ (Mexican city) · ca Mèrida (Spanish city) · ext Méria (Spanish city) · fr Mérida (Spanish city) · cmn 梅里達 /梅里达 (Mexican city) · gl Mérida (Spanish city) · es Mérida (Mexican city) · yua Joʼ (Mexican city)