mermaid


Definition: Meaning of, mermaid in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈməːmeɪd /

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mermaid mermaids
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  1. in stories, a woman who has a fish's tail instead of legs and who lives in the sea
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mermaid used in phrases

  • Little Mermaid, The
    1. a FAIRY TALE by Hans Christian ANDERSEN in which a MERMAID (= a woman with a fish's tail who lives in the sea) changes her fish's tail for legs, even though this is very painful, because she loves a human prince. But the prince marries a human princess instead, and the little MERMAID dies.There is a STATUE of the Little Mermaid at the entrance to the HARBOUR in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark.
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