Messines

See also: messines

English

Noun

Messines

  1. plural of Messine

Proper noun

Messines

  1. A municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

French

Etymology

The municipality in Québec is named after the city of Messines in Belgium; Canadian troops fought in and around the city during the First World War.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.sin/
  • Hyphenation: Mes‧sines
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

Messines f

  1. feminine plural of Messin

Proper noun

Messines f

  1. Mesen (a city in Belgium)
  2. Messines (a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)

Derived terms

  • Messinois, Messinoise
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