"Meriah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Meriahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Meriah (plural Meriahs)
  1. (historical) A victim of human sacrifice by the Khond people of India. Tags: historical Synonyms: Mariah
    Sense id: en-Meriah-en-noun-CGKmrPhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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