Mechelen

British

/ ˈmɛxələn /

noun

French name: Malines. English name: Mechlin. a city in N Belgium, in Antwerp province: capital of the Netherlands from 1507 to 1530; formerly famous for lace-making; now has an important vegetable market. Pop: 76 981 (2004 est)

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Mechelen

Prior to his move, Lammens was left out of the Antwerp squad for back-to-back Belgian Pro-League games against KV Mechelen and KVC Westerlo.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

So do all who do her wrong in a winning cast that included Reinoud Van Mechelen as a clarion Jason and Carolyn Sampson, a sweet-toned Creuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

In their respective primaries, Crockett and Simon face lesser-known opponents — Republican Erik van Mechelen and Democrat Steve Carlson.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2022

This Belgian cosmologist studied theology at Mechelen and mathematics and physics at the University of Leuven.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

Sometimes l'Abbé Lefebvre, one of the professors at the séminaire and an old friend of Lady Caroline's, would come to drink tea, and talk politics, which ran high in Mechelen.

From The Martian by George Du Maurier

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