a department of NE France, in Grand Est region. Capital: Metz. Pop: 1 027 854 (2003 est). Area: 6253 sq km (2439 sq miles)
2.
a river in W Europe, rising in NE France and flowing northwest, forming part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany, then northeast to the Rhine: many vineyards along its lower course. Length: 547 km (340 miles)
German name: Mosel (ˈmoːzəl)
3. (sometimes not capital)
a German white wine from the Moselle valley
Moselle in American English1
(moʊˈzɛl; French mɔˈzɛl)
noun
1.
a type of white wine produced in the valley of the Moselle River
2.
a similar wine made elsewhere
Moselle in American English2
(moʊˈzɛl; French mɔˈzɛl)
river in NE France & SW Germany, flowing north into the Rhine at Koblenz: c. 320 mi (515 km)