Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of north-central Belgium north-northeast of Brussels. Founded in the early Middle Ages, it enjoyed its greatest prosperity during the 1400s and early 1500s.
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- proper noun A city in the province of
Antwerp ,Belgium .
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Examples
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Finally, Mr. Mechelen is not an honest man since this discussion took place on the BlackIndian website that I had no control over and was closed because of the racist comments of Caucasian/admixtured Indians who wanted to retain the myth of Mongoloid origins.
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We stayed in a beautiful city called Mechelen (between Brussels and Antwerp).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Lukaku started and scored in Anderlecht's league match against KV Mechelen last night but an agreement is still to be reached over the size of the fee that would take him to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea ready to intensify talks over Romelu Lukaku transfer 2011
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Mechelen was an important production centre for lace and tapestry in the middle ages – so important that it briefly enjoyed a stint as Belgium's capital.
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Sacha Kljestan in 18, didn't play in Anderlecht's 0-0 draw at Mechelen
American soccer players abroad: Maurice Edu's exceptional goal for Rangers Steve Goff 2011
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Mechelen's best-known speciality is liquid: the Het Anker brewery offers tastings of its delicious Mechelse Bruynen and Gouden Carolus beers, and even has accommodation so you can fall straight into bed afterwards.
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The adventure came to an end, though, in the semi-finals when KV Mechelen, the eventual winners beating the Ajax side of Blind, Wouters, Witschge, Bosman, Winter and Muhren in the final, won 4-2 over two legs.
Which teams from outside the top flight have gone furthest in Europe? 2011
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Sacha Kljestan not in the 18 for Anderlecht's 5-0 win over Mechelen
American soccer players abroad: 3 goals again Steve Goff 2010
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Police sealed off St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, north of Brussels, where the nine bishops were meeting, and carried away computers and hundreds of files.
Wayne Besen: Belgium's Raid on Catholic Church Was Model For World To Follow 2010
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Police speak with a church official in Mechelen, Belgium, last month, when authorities raided church offices, investigating sex-abuse claims.
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