Mechelen

English Pronunciation en /ˈmɛkələn/ /ˈmɛx-/ /-ə/ Proper noun en city/and/municipality in p:suf/Antwerp c/Belgium. Alternative forms dated en Mechlin Synonyms French en Malines Translations city Bulgarian: bg Мехелен Dutch: nl Mechelen n Esperanto: eo Meĥleno French: fr Malines Italian: it Mellina f Korean: ko 메헬런 mehelleon Marathi: mr मेकेलेन, mr मेखेलेन Spanish: es Malinas Dutch Etymology nl gem-pro (Belgium) From earlier Mechgelme, Machele, from nl la-med Maclines, from la Maslines, from nl frk *Maalinas, ultimately from nl osx mahal meeting room, from nl gmw-pro *maþl gathering, speech. See also li Mechele. (Limburg) First attested as mechluns in 1133. Derived from nl gem-pro *magal great, powerful, related to gem-pro *mikilaz. Compare nl Megchelen. Pronunciation nl /ˈmɛ.xə.lə(n)/ nl Me che len nl ɛxələn 3 nl Megchelen Proper noun n nl city/and/municipality c/Belgium nl Heffen Hombeek Leest Muizen Walem nl village mun/Gulpen-Wittem p/Limburg c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Mechelaar nl Mechels References Mechelen, de heerlijke (1947)