Hyphenation
me·ri·daTurkish pronunciation
mıridıPronunciation
/mərˈēdə/ /mɜrˈiːdə/
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.