1. Meriam - Noun
2. Meriam - Proper noun
Meriam pl (plural only)
An Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
Meriam
The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.
Completed in 1936, The Problem of Indian Administration commonly known as the Meriam Report after the study's director, Lewis Meriam documented fraud and misappropriation by government agents. Source: Internet
Ebenezer Meriam had organized a subscription to pay Maillefert $6,000 to, for instance, reduce Pot Rock to provide convert of depth at low-mean water. Source: Internet
In particular, the Meriam Report found that the General Allotment Act had been used to illegally deprive Native Americans of their land rights. Source: Internet
This rejection ended up recognizing that there was a pre-existing system of law practiced by the Meriam people. Source: Internet