Mosul
/ˈməʊsəl/
Mosul proper noun: the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq.
Proper noun
Mosul
- The capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq.
- New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. […] “Mosul Museum has 173 original pieces, and there were preparations to reopen the Mosul Museum before ISIS invaded the city in June 2014,” Rashid said.
- He added that Mosul has more than 1,700 historical sites that are potentially at risk.2015 February 26, Ben Wedeman, Dana Ford, “Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023
- Synonyms:
- Nineveh
- A former province of the Ottoman Empire with its capital at Mosul.
Mosul meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Mosul in Hindi
- city
- मूसल mūsal
Mosul in Urdu
- city
- موصل
Mosul in Bengali
- city
- মসুল mośul
Mosul in Arabic
- city
- الْمَوْصِل al-mawṣil
More languagesFewer languages
- Mosul in Malay
- Mosul
- Mosul in Indonesian
- Mosul
- Mosul in Persian
- موصل mowsel, musel
- Mosul in Thai
- โมซูล
Synonyms of Mosul
Origin of Mosul
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).
Questions about Mosul
- What does Mosul mean?
- Mosul means the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq.
- What is Mosul in Hindi?
- Mosul in Hindi is मूसल (mūsal). See Mosul meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Mosul?
- Mosul is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mosul?
- Mosul is pronounced /ˈməʊsəl/.
Words near Mosul in the dictionary
Source and license
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