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6,580 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Murielle
proper noun
alternative spelling of Muriel, a female given name, equivalent to English Muriel
Murrets
proper noun
A toponym in Castelbiague, Haute-Garonne
Murs
proper noun
Murs (a commune in Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Murzeau
proper noun
a surname
Musée
proper noun
Mouseion (an ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria)
Musée
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Musaeus
Mutuel
noun, masculine
short for Pari mutuel urbain
Mx
noun, feminine
A gender-neutral title used instead of M. (Monsieur), Mᵐᵉ (Madame), etc.
Myanmar
proper noun
Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)
Mycone
proper noun
Mykonos (an island of the Cyclades, Greece)
Mycènes
proper noun
Mycenae (an ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000 B.C.E.)
Myennes
proper noun
Myennes (a village in Nièvre department, France)
Mylène
proper noun
a female given name
Myriam
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam
Mysie
proper noun
Mysia
Mytilène
proper noun
Mytilene (the capital city of the island of Lesbos, Greece, and capital city of the North Aegean region, Greece)
Mâcon
proper noun
Mâcon (a city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
Mâconnais
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of Mâcon; the Mâcon region, the Mâcon area (a specific wine-producing region in Southern Burgundy)
Mèdes
proper noun
Medes
Mère Araignée
proper noun
synonym of Kokyangwuti (“Spider Woman”)
Mèze
proper noun
Mèze (a town in Hérault department, France)
European Stability Mechanism
Médard
proper noun
a male given name
Médie
proper noun
Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes); Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)
Atropatian Media
synonym of Médie atropatienne
Méditerranée
proper noun
short for mer Méditerranée (“Mediterranean”)
Médoc
proper noun
Médoc (region)
Médoc
noun, masculine
Médoc (wine)
Médor
proper noun
Fido, Rex, Rover; a name stereotypically given to dogs.
Méduse
proper noun
Medusa
Médée
proper noun
Medea
Méert
proper noun
a surname from Dutch
Mégane
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Megan
Méganticois
noun, masculine
Meganticois (resident of Lac-Megantic, Quebec)
Mégara
proper noun
Megara (the daughter of Creon and wife of Heracles)
Mégare
proper noun
Megara (a city in Attica, Greece); Megara (a district of Carthage, near present-day La Marsa, Tunisia)
Méhaignerie
proper noun
a surname
Méheut
proper noun
a surname from Breton
Mékinac
proper noun
a regional county municipality of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada
Mélanchlènes
noun, masculine
Melanchlaeni (a Scythian tribe which dwelt in Pontus)
Mélanie
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Melanie
Mélanippe
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Melanippus
Mélanippe
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Melanippe
Mélanésie
proper noun
Melanesia (a continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji)
Mélanésien
noun, masculine
Melanesian
Mélenchon
proper noun
a surname
Mélissa
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa
Mélite
proper noun
Melita; synonym of Malte (island)
Mélitène
proper noun
Melitene (former name of Malatya: a city in Turkey)
Méliès
proper noun
a surname
Mélodie
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Melody
Mélusine
proper noun
Melusine
Mélèce
proper noun
a male given name
Ménandre
proper noun
Menander
Ménard
proper noun
a surname, Menard
Ménilmontant
proper noun
a neighborhood of Paris, France
Ménière
proper noun
a surname
Ménédème
proper noun
Menedemus
a village and commune of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France