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Meaning of Meriam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
  2. The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.

Equivalents

Français meriam
Português meriam

Examples

“The Meriams believed in "Bomai", a shape-shifting sea spirit, who had come to them as an octopus and united the eight island tribes under his watchful eyes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

meribendan Merica mericarp mericarpium mericitabine Mericle

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