Meridian

See also: meridian

English

Proper noun

Meridian

  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
    3. A neighborhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
    4. A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
    5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado.
    6. An unincorporated community in Leon County, Florida.
    7. An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
    8. A sizable city in Ada County, Idaho.
    9. A township in Clinton County, Illinois.
    10. A charter township in Ingham County, Michigan.
    11. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.
    12. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
    13. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
    14. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma.
    15. A census-designated place in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
    16. A census-designated place in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
    17. A city, the county seat of Bosque County, Texas, United States, apparently named for the 98th meridian west, actually between 97-98 W.
    18. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, also known as Tangletown.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meʁiˈdi̯aːn/
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  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Meridian m (strong, genitive Meridians, plural Meridiane)

  1. (astronomy, geography) meridian

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