Meri
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Meri may refer to:
- Merì, a town in Italy
- Meri, a village in Drăgăneşti Commune, Prahova County, Romania
- Meri, a village in Vedea Commune, Teleorman County, Romania
- Lennart Meri, former President of Estonia
In the mythology of the Bororo people of Brazil, Meri is a folk hero and sun-god.
A feature of Saturn's moon Hyperion has been named after him.
The Meri is also a book written by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff. In this book, the meri is an aspect of their god; a feminine figure that changes appearance once a century and who selects their spiritual leaders - men called Osraeds.
In shakuhachi music, meri is a modification to a note by embouchure and/or fingering resulting in a lowered pitch and subdued timbre. It is the opposite of kari.