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Mons
(môNs) 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 1300s.
mons
(mŏnz)n. pl. mon·tes (mŏn′tēz)
A protuberance of the human body, especially that formed by the pubic bones.
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Mons
(French mɔ̃s)n
(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: 91 185 (2004 est). Flemish name: Bergen
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Mons
(mɔ̃s)n.
a city in SW Belgium. 89,515.
Mons.
Monsieur.
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Noun | 1. | mons - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women 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 |
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