Mechelen
English
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editMechelen
- A city and municipality in Antwerp province, Belgium.
Alternative forms
edit- (dated) Mechlin
Synonyms
edit- (French) Malines
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editEtymology
edit- (Belgium) From earlier Mechgelme, Machele, from Medieval Latin Maclines, from Maslines, from Frankish *Maalinas, ultimately from Old Saxon mahal (“meeting room”), from Proto-West Germanic *maþl (“gathering, speech”). See also Limburgish Mechele.
- (Limburg) First attested as mechluns in 1133. Derived from Proto-Germanic *magal (“great, powerful”), related to *mikilaz. Compare Megchelen.
Pronunciation
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editMechelen n
- A city and municipality of Belgium.
- A village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Mechelen, de heerlijke (1947)
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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