Meriam

English

Etymology

From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia.

Noun

Meriam pl (plural only)

  1. An aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.

Proper noun

Meriam

  1. The language of the Meriam people.

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