Meaux

Meaux

Meaux , city (1990 pop. 49,409), Seine-et-Marne dept., N France, in Brie , on the Marne River. It is an industrial center where metals, flour, chemicals, and foodstuffs are produced. An episcopal see since the 4th cent., Meaux has a cathedral (13th–14th cent.) that contains the tomb of Bossuet, the city's most famous bishop. In the massacre of Meaux (1358), thousands of peasants who had participated in the Jacquerie were slain.

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Meaux

Meaux, Île‐de‐France/France Latinum, Meldi First called Latinum by the Romans, it was later renamed after the Gaulish tribe, the Meldi, from whom the present name is derived.

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Meaux

Meaux E. R. Yorks. Melse 1086 (DB). ‘Sand-bank pool’. OScand. melr + sǽr.

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