Meanings
proper noun
- Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, one of 19 municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.
Origin
From Dutch, "mill brook," from molen + beek.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُولِينْبِيك
- مُولِينْبِيك (mūlīnbīk)municipality
French Molenbeek
- Molenbeekmunicipality
German Molenbeek
- Molenbeekmunicipality
Japanese モーレンベーク, モレンベーク
- モーレンベーク (Mōrenbēku)municipality
- モレンベーク (Morenbēku)municipality
Korean 몰렌베이크
- 몰렌베이크 (Mollenbeikeu)municipality
Latin Molenbecca
- Molenbeccamunicipality
Cite this entry
APA
Molenbeek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molenbeek
MLA
“Molenbeek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molenbeek. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Molenbeek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molenbeek.
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