Menin, a town of West Flanders, Belgium, 7 miles by rail SW. of Courtrai, stands on the left bank of the Lys, which separates it from France. It was fortified by Vanban, but its works have been demolished. Pop. 12,513.
Menin
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 134
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