"Merikin" meaning in All languages combined

See Merikin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Merikins [plural]
Etymology: Aphetic form of American. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Merikin (plural Merikins)
  1. (historical) One of the African-American refugees of the War of 1812: freed black slaves who fought for the British against the USA in the Corps of Colonial Marines and then, after post-war service in Bermuda, were established as a community in the south of Trinidad in 1815–16. Wikipedia link: Merikins Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Merikin-en-noun-37AKRZoy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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