Meridian

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Meridian may refer to:

[edit] American geography

• Meridian, California
• Meridian, Colorado
• Meridian, Florida
• Meridian, Idaho
• Meridian, Logan County, Oklahoma
• Meridian, Mississippi
• Meridian, New York
• Meridian, Oklahoma
• Meridian, Pennsylvania
• Meridian, Seattle, Washington
• Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma
• Meridian, Texas

[edit] Business

• Meridian Audio, Ltd., British manufacturer of audio equipment
• Meridian Bank, bank based in Serbia
• Meridian Energy Limited, New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company

[edit] Earth science

• Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle perpendicular to the celestial equator and horizon
• Meridian (geography), imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole
• Meridian (PLSS), term used by the Public Land Survey System in the United States

[edit] Fiction

• Dr. Chase Meridian, fictional character in the 1995 film Batman Forever
• Rue Meridian, character from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series and High Druid of Shannara series by Terry Brooks

[edit] Literature

• Meridian (comics), comic book series published by CrossGen in the early 2000s
• Meridian (novel), novel by Alice Walker

[edit] Music

• DJ Meridian, drum and bass musician in New York
• Meridian Green, California-based folk musician

[edit] Television

• "Meridian" (DS9 episode), third season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "Meridian" (Stargate SG-1), episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
• Meridian Broadcasting, ITV station for the south of England

[edit] Transportation

• Meridian (train), British Rail Class 222 trains
• MS Meridian, cruise ship constructed in 1961

[edit] Other

• Meridian (Chinese medicine), important concept in traditional Chinese medicine
• Meridian (perimetry, visual field), polar coordinate system for the visual field
• Meridian 59, online game
• Meridian SL-1, the first practical all-digital telephone switch aimed at the smaller PBX market
• Meridian: Kiss Of The Beast, 1990 movie

[edit] See also

• Meridian High School
• Meridian Mall

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