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HTML

<nav class="menu">
		<a href="#" class="menu-item">Lorem ipsum.</a>
		<a href="#" class="menu-item">Sapiente, enim!</a>
		<a href="#" class="menu-item">Voluptatem, quae?</a>
		<a href="#" class="menu-item">Adipisci, beatae.</a>
		<a href="#" class="menu-item">Aut, reprehenderit!</a>
	</nav>

CSS

.menu {
	display: -webkit-flex;
	display: -moz-flex;
	display: -ms-flex;
	display: -o-flex;
	display: flex;
}

.menu-item {
  display:flex;
  justify-content:center;
  align-items:center;
	flex-grow: 1;
	background-color: #ddd;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-align: center;
	color: green;
	height: 50px;
}