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mons

[ monz ]
/ mɒnz /

noun, plural mon·tes [mon-teez] /ˈmɒn tiz/. Anatomy.

an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
mons pubis.
mons veneris.

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monroe doctrine, monroe, james, monroe, marilyn, monroeville, monrovia, mons, mons pubis, mons veneris, mons., monsarrat, monseigneur

Origin of mons

1615–25; < New Latin; Latin mōns mountain, hill; see mount2

Definition for mons (2 of 6)

Mons
[ mawns ]
/ mɔ̃s /

noun

a city in Belgium.

Definition for mons (3 of 6)

mon
[ mon ]
/ mɒn /

noun Scot. and North England.

man1.

Definition for mons (4 of 6)

Mon
[ mohn ]
/ moʊn /

noun

an Austroasiatic language used chiefly in Burma in the vicinity of Moulmein.

Definition for mons (5 of 6)

Mons.

Monsieur.

Definition for mons (6 of 6)

Hainaut
[ e-noh ]
/ ɛˈnoʊ /

noun

a medieval county in territory now in SW Belgium and N France.
a province in SW Belgium. 1437 sq. mi. (3722 sq. km). Capital: Mons.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for mons (1 of 3)

Mons
/ (French mɔ̃s) /

noun

a town in SW Belgium, capital of Hainaut province: scene of the first battle (1914) of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. Pop: 91 185 (2004 est)Flemish name: Bergen

British Dictionary definitions for mons (2 of 3)

Hainaut

Hainault

/ (French ɛno) /

noun

a province of SW Belgium: stretches from the Flanders Plain in the north to the Ardennes in the south. Capital: Mons. Pop: 1 283 200 (2004 est). Area: 3797 sq km (1466 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for mons (3 of 3)

Mon
/ (məʊn) /

noun

plural Mon or Mons a member of a people of Myanmar and Thailand related to the Khmer of Cambodia
the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family
Symbol: Talaing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for mons

mons
[ mŏnz ]

n. pl. mon•tes (mŏn′tēz)

An anatomical prominence or slight elevation above the general level of the surface.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.