Meurthe-et-Moselle

American  

[mœr-tey-maw-zel] / mœr teɪ mɔˈzɛl /

noun

1. a department in NE France. 2,038 sq. mi. (5,280 sq. km). Nancy.

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Meurthe-et-Moselle British  

/ mœrtemozɛl /

noun

1. a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Nancy. Pop: 718 250 (2003 est). Area: 5280 sq km (2059 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

In the Meurthe-et-Moselle region of eastern France, a dozen villages have been shutting off their streetlights at midnight.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

As the abb� of the little village of Uruffe in the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, he became a dynamo of public service, always busily organizing youth groups, a theatrical society, football team and other worthwhile projects.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hops cover only about 7000 acres, being almost confined to the departments of Nord, C�te d’Or and Meurthe-et-Moselle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

We arrived in the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle on the 26th of October, and visited a great number of communes in the arrondissements of Nancy and Lunéville.

From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various

Zinc 60.3 206,912 Lead 18.5 100,424 Iron-pyrites 297.2 170,312 Other ores 36.0 68,376 Salt, &c.—Rock-salt is worked chiefly in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, which produces more than half the average annual product of salt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various