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English
Proper noun
Meridian
- A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
- A neighborhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
- A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Leon County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
- A sizable city in Ada County, Idaho.
- A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.
- A ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
- A village in Cayuga County, New York.
- A town in Logan County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Bosque County, Texas, United States, apparently named for the 98th meridian west, actually between 97-98 W.
- A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, also known as Tangletown.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Meridian m (strong, genitive Meridians, plural Meridiane)
- (astronomy, geography) meridian
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