"Merica" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Mericas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Merica (plural Mericas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Merica-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: Aphetic form of America Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Aphetic form of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">America</i></span>|lang=}} Aphetic form of America, {{aphetic form of|en|America}} Aphetic form of America Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Merica (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of 'Murica Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: 'Murica
    Sense id: en-Merica-en-noun-5seY7nzR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 24 36 35
  2. Pronunciation spelling of America, representing clipped, perhaps dialectal, speech. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Alternative form of: America, representing clipped, perhaps dialectal, speech
    Sense id: en-Merica-en-noun-NTq1Hskc Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 24 36 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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