Mosul

American  

[moh-sool] / moʊˈsul /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.

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Mosul British  

/ ˈməʊsəl /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the River Tigris opposite the ruins of Nineveh: an important commercial centre with nearby Ayn Zalah oilfield; university. Pop: 1 236 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

I can more easily relate to a movie that takes place on Mars than in Mosul.

From The Wall Street Journal

Local artisans, residents and representatives of all of Mosul's religious communities will also be there.

From BBC

A U.S.-spearheaded military coalition freed Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from the group’s grip in 2017, and pursued its remnants into eastern Syria.

From Los Angeles Times

That base is along a Syrian highway leading into Iraq and ultimately Mosul, once a prominent base of the Islamic State group.

From Seattle Times

The U.S.-led coalition’s 2017 assault to expel the Islamic State group from the Iraqi city of Mosul was considered one of the most intense attacks on a city in generations.

From Seattle Times