Mulhouse

[ my-looz ]

/ müˈluz /

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noun

a city in E France, near the Rhine.

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German Mül·hau·sen

[myl-hou-zuhn]. /mülˈhaʊ zən/.

Words nearby Mulhouse

muley, muley saw, mulga, Mulhacén, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Mulhouse, muliebria, muliebrity, mulier, mulier puisne, mulierty

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How to use Mulhouse in a sentence

Meanwhile another force attacked Altkirch, to the south of Mulhouse, and quite close to the Swiss border.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
The French were trying to take Mulhouse in flank, and they had therefore to capture the village of Cernay, which blocked the way.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
From Troyes, we were evidently to proceed straight to Mulhouse, to occupy and defend that captured town.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914|Maurice Genevoix
General Pau had soon to follow suit and retire again from Mulhouse and all but the south-west corner of Alsace.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard

Heilmann was born in 1796 at Mulhouse, the principal seat of the Alsace cotton manufacture.
Self-Help|Samuel Smiles

British Dictionary definitions for Mulhouse

Mulhouse

/ (French myluz) /

noun

a city in E France, on the Rhône-Rhine canal: under German rule (1871–1918); textiles. Pop: 110 359 (1999)German name: Mühlhausen

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