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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula, founded in 1542 on the site of a ruined Mayan city.
- A city of southwest Spain east of Badajoz. Once a Roman provincial capital, it is noted for its archaeological remains.
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- proper noun A city in
Spain ’s western regionEstremadura , in Badajóz province - proper noun Latin American cities named after the above:
Etymologies
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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.
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