English Explanatory Dictionary

Meru

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The abode of the gods at the center of the universe in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions.
name
  1. The Ameru people of Kenya.
  2. The Ameru language.
  3. A region and county of Kenya where the Ameru people live.
name
  1. A mountain in Arusha, Tanzania.
  2. A people of northern Tanzania, of the Arumeru district of Arusha region.
name
  1. A mountain in the Indian section of the Himalayas.
noun
  1. Acronym of milli-Earth rate unit (“a unit of angular velocity equal to one thousandth of Earth's rotation rate”).

Word forms

Meru MERUs

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेरु (Mēru)

Synonyms

Mount Meru Sumeru Meru Peak
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