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'''Meridian''' or a '''meridian line''' (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to

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==Science==
* [[Meridian (astronomy)]], imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
**[[Central meridian (astronomy)]]
* [[Meridian (geography)]], a longitude line, i.e. a line of constant [[longitude]], or in other words an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole
** [[Meridian arc]], the distance between two points with the same longitude
** [[Prime meridian]], origin of longitudes
** [[Principal meridian]], arbitrary meridians used as references in land surveying
* Meridian line, used with a gnomon to [[Sundial#Meridian lines|measure solar elevation and time of year]]
* [[Autonomous sensory meridian response]], a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin

==Places==
===Cities and towns===
* [[Meridian, California (disambiguation)]], U.S., multiple California towns named Meridian
* [[Meridian, Colorado]], U.S.
* [[Meridian Village, Colorado]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Florida]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Georgia]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Idaho]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Mississippi]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Nebraska]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, New York]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Oklahoma (disambiguation)]], U.S., multiple Oklahoma towns named Meridian
* [[Meridian, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
* [[Meridian, Seattle]], Washington, U.S.
* [[Meridian, Texas]], U.S.

===Townships===
* [[Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois]], U.S.
* [[Meridian Charter Township, Michigan]], U.S.

===Buildings===
* [[Meridian (Amtrak station)]], or Union Station, Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
* [[Meridian Mall]], Meridian Township, Michigan, U.S.
* [[Meridian Mall, Dunedin]], New Zealand
* [[Meridian Hall (Washington, D.C.)]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
* [[Meridian Manor]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
* [[Meridian Mansions]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.

===Other places===
* [[Lake Meridian]], Kent, Washington, U.S.
* [[Meridian Creek]], a stream in Alaska, U.S.
* [[Meridian Glacier]], Graham Land, Antarctica
* [[Meridian Peak]], Eagles Nest Wilderness, near Vail, Colorado, U.S.
* [[Meridian Plantation]], a quail-hunting plantation in Leon County, Florida, U.S., established in 1915

==Arts and entertainment==
=== Print ===
* [[Meridian (novel)|''Meridian'' (novel)]], 1976 novel by Alice Walker
* [[Meridian (comics)|''Meridian'' (comics)]], 2000–2004 comic book series published by CrossGen 
* [[Meridian (W.I.T.C.H.)|Meridian (''W.I.T.C.H.'')]], a fictional realm in the Italian comic book series ''W.I.T.C.H.''
* ''Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism'' (est. 2000), an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed [[List of feminist art magazines|feminist journal]]

=== Film and television ===
* ''[[Meridian: Kiss of the Beast]]'', 1990 horror and romance film directed by Charles Band
* [[Meridian (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|"Meridian" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')]], 1994 episode of the series
* [[Meridian (Stargate SG-1)|"Meridian" (''Stargate SG-1'')]], 2002 episode of the series
* [[Meridian (film)|''Meridian'' (film)]], 2016 film noir thriller directed by Curtis Clark
* [[ITV Meridian]] (formerly Meridian Broadcasting), ITV station for the south and south-east of England

===Music===
* [[Meridian Records]], record label
* [[Meridian Dawn]], modern death metal band
* [[Meridian Green]], California-based folk musician
* ''Meridian'', 1997 album by [[Ian Pooley]]
* [[Meridian (Miriam Yeung album)|''Meridian'' (Miriam Yeung album)]], 2007 album by Miriam Young
* [[Meridian (album)|''Meridian'' (album)]], 2012 album by Pinegrove
* "Meridian", 2017 song by Odesza from ''[[A Moment Apart]]''

===Other art===
* [[Meridian (Hepworth)|''Meridian'' (Hepworth)]], 1960 bronze sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth

==Business==
* [[Meridian Audio]], British manufacturer of audio equipment
* [[Meridian Credit Union]], credit union based in Ontario, Canada
* [[Meridian Energy]], New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company
* [[Nortel Meridian]], popular PBX telephone system

==Education==
* [[Meridian High School (disambiguation)]]
* [[Meridian Technology Center]], Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

==Transportation==
* [[Meridian (train)]], British Rail Class 222 trains
* [[Meridian (commuter rail)]], former commuter rail service in Germany operated by the Bayerische Oberlandbahn
* [[MS Meridian|MS ''Meridian'']], cruise ship constructed in 1961
* [[Meridian (shipwreck)|''Meridian'' (shipwreck)]], sunken schooner in Lake Michigan
* [[Piper Meridian]], turboprop model of the Piper PA-46 aircraft
* [[Meridian LRT station]], an LRT station on the Punggol LRT line East Loop in Singapore
* [[Meridian Airways]], a defunct Ghanaian airline

==Other==
* [[Bill Meridian]] (fl. 1972–1983), a financial astrologer
* [[Meridian (Chinese medicine)]], traditional Chinese medical theory, often employed in acupuncture
* [[Meridian (horse)]], American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 1911 Kentucky Derby
* [[Meridian (Nosgoth)]], the capitol of Nosgoth in ''Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain''
* [[Meridian (perimetry, visual field)]], polar coordinate system for the visual field
* [[Meridian (satellite)]], a series of Russian military communications satellites
* [[Meridian F.C.]], English non-league football club
* [[Meridian Hospital]], a private hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
* [[Meridian Lossless Packing]], a lossless audio compression technique used in DVD-Audio, HD DVD, and many Blu-ray discs

==See also==
* ''[[Meridian 59]]'', online game
* [[Meridian Hill Park]], a park in Washington D.C., U.S.
* [[One Meridian Plaza]], an office building that burned down in 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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