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