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Moselle

/məʊˈzɛl/

Moselle proper noun: a left tributary of Rhine, flowing through the departments of Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle in northeastern France, through Luxembourg, and through the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany.

Proper noun

Moselle

  1. A left tributary of Rhine, flowing through the departments of Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle in northeastern France, through Luxembourg, and through the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany.
  2. A department of Grand Est, France.

Noun

Moselle (countable and uncountable, plural Moselles)

  1. A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river.
    • I drank too much moselle, imagining it a mere diuretic.1790, James Boswell, edited by Danziger & Brady, Boswell: The Great Biographer, Yale, published 1989, page 28

Moselle meaning in Hindi and Marathi

Moselle in Hindi

river
मॉज़ेल mŏzel

Moselle in Marathi

river
मॉझेल mŏjhel
department
मॉझेल mŏjhel

Forms of Moselle

pluralMoselles

Origin of Moselle

Borrowed from French Moselle, from Latin Mosella.

Words formed from Moselle

Phrases with Moselle

Words that rhyme with Moselle

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Questions about Moselle

What does Moselle mean?
Moselle means a left tributary of Rhine, flowing through the departments of Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle in northeastern France, through Luxembourg, and through the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany.
What is Moselle in Hindi?
Moselle in Hindi is मॉज़ेल (mŏzel). See Moselle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Moselle?
Moselle can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Moselle?
Moselle is pronounced /məʊˈzɛl/.

Words near Moselle in the dictionary

  1. Mosedale
  2. Mosel
  3. Moseley
  4. Moseley Green
  5. Moseleys
  6. Moselle
  7. Moselle Franconian
  8. Moselles
  9. Mosels
  10. Mosely
  11. Moselys

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