Messines

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Messines

  1. plural of Messine

Proper noun[edit]

Messines

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

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Messines f

  1. feminine plural of Messin

Proper noun[edit]

Messines f

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

Derived terms[edit]