Talk:Mérida, Spain
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Could someone explain how the name of this town is pronounced?
http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?t=195487&page=2&pp=15 suggests he proper pronunciation would be meeh-ri-da as in the Spanish language the stress would be on the "e". The Spanish spelling of Merida has an accent over the e meaning the e is stressed.
The American Heritage Dictionary, has Mé·ri·da (mĕr'ĭ-də, mĕ'rē-dä) presumeably American English and proper Spanish, but
In the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mérida (mā'rēthä)
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