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Mechelen.

a city and municipality of Belgium

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɛ.xə.lə(n)/
  1. a city and municipality of Belgium

    neuter
  2. a village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (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.

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