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Mo·selle

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–noun

1.	German, Mo·sel Audio Help [moh-zuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. a river in W central Europe, flowing from the Vosges Mountains in NE France into the Rhine at Coblenz in W Germany. 320 mi. (515 km) long.

2.	a department in NE France. 1,006,373. 2406 sq. mi. (6230 sq. km). Capital: Metz.

3.	a light, white wine made along the Moselle in Germany.

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A river rising in the Vosges Mountains of northeast France and flowing about 547 km (340 mi) north then northeast to the Rhine River in western Germany. The German valley of the river is noted for its castles and vineyards.

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Mo·selle² Audio Help (mō-zěl') Pronunciation Key
n. A light dry white wine made from the Riesling grape, produced in the valley of the Moselle River.

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Moselle

1687, "wine from the valley of the river Moselle.

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