"Merina" meaning in English

See Merina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Merinas [plural], Merina [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Merina}} Merina (plural Merinas or Merina)
  1. A member of the a highlander Malagasy ethnic group in Madagascar whose core territory corresponds to the former Antananarivo Province in the centre of the island. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms

Inflected forms

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