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Moselle1 definition

Mo·selle (mō zel′; Fr mō̂ zel′)

noun

  1. a type of white wine produced in the valley of the Moselle River
  2. a similar wine made elsewhere
Moselle2 definition

Mo·selle (mō zel′; Fr mō̂ zel′)

river in NE France & SW Germany, flowing north into the Rhine at Koblenz: c. 320 mi (515 km)
Ger. name Mosel Mo′·sel (mō′zəl)

Etymology: Fr < L Mosella

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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