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Mercia

Syllabification: (Mer·ci·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈmerSH(ē)ə/

Definition of Mercia
  • a former kingdom in central England. It was established by invading Angles in the 6th century in the border areas between the new Anglo-Saxon settlements in the east and the Celtic regions in the west.

Derivatives

Mercian

adjective & noun

Mercia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Mercia in the British & World English dictionary