/ Dictionary / Index M Menéndez de Avilés: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Me•nén•dez de A•vi•lés Pronunciation: (me-nen'deth e ä"vē-les'), [key] 1519–74, Spanish admiral and colonizer: founder of St. Augustine, Florida 1565. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. mene, mene, tekel, upharsin* Meneptah Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language