Mérida

Origin

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.

Full definition of Mérida

Proper noun

1. A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajóz province
2. Latin American cities named after the above:
1. in Mexico, capital of Yucatán state
2. in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province

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