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Mercedes

Pronunciation: /meɾˈθedes/

“Mercedes” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

  1. Mercedes (a department of Corrientes province, Argentina).

In Spanish

  1. Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es mercedino.
  2. Partido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  3. Ciudad del departamento de Soriano, en el oeste del Uruguay.

Etymology

From mercedes (“mercies”), shortened from María (de las) Mercedes, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Mercy".

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