Meridian

See also: meridian

English

Proper noun

Meridian

1. A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
2. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
3. A neighborhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
4. A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
5. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado.
6. An unincorporated community in Leon County, Florida.
7. An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
8. A sizable city in Ada County, Idaho.
9. A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.
10. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
11. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
12. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma.
13. A census-designated place in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
14. A census-designated place in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
15. A city, the county seat of Bosque County, Texas, United States, apparently named for the 98th meridian west, actually between 97-98 W.
16. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, also known as Tangletown.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meʁiˈdi̯aːn/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Meridian m (strong, genitive Meridians, plural Meridiane)

1. (astronomy, geography) meridian

Declension

Declension of Meridian [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Meridian	die	Meridiane
genitive	eines	des	Meridians	der	Meridiane
dative	einem	dem	Meridian	den	Meridianen
accusative	einen	den	Meridian	die	Meridiane

Derived terms

• Antimeridian
• Nullmeridian

Further reading

• “Meridian” in Duden online