Mons

Mons  (môs)

A city of southwest Belgium near the French border southwest of Brussels. Founded on the site of a Roman camp, it was an important cloth market in the 14th century. Population: 91,200.

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mons  (mnz)

n. pl. mon·tes (mntz)

A protuberance of the human body, especially that formed by the pubic bones.

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[Latin mns, mountain; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Mons (French) [mɔ̃s]

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(Placename) 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.: 92 666 (1995 est.) Flemish name Bergen

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mons - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women mons pubis, mons veneris adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" vulva - external parts of the female genitalia loins, pubes, pubic region - the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs

Translations

Mons ABBR (Rel) =Monseigneur or Monsignor → Mons.