mosul

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈməʊsəl/

Definition of mosul

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. 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.”
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  1. 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.”
  2. (historical)A former province of the Ottoman Empire with its capital at Mosul.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

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