proper noun/mɛ.sin/
Mesen (a city in Belgium); Messines (a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada)
Related: Messinois, Messinoise
The municipality in Québec is named after the city of Messines in Belgium; Canadian troops fought in and around the city during the First World War.