Mossad

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UK/məˈsɒd/UK/məʊ̯ˈsɒd/US/məˈsɑd/US/moʊ̯ˈsɑd/

proper noun

The national intelligence agency of Israel.

OriginHebrew מוֹסָד →
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Meanings

proper nounMossad or the Mossad
  1. The national intelligence agency of Israel.
    1 more example

    Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had smuggled weapons into Iran ahead of the strikes, according to Israeli security officials, and would use the weapons to target Iran’s defense from within. […] Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.

    2025 June 13, Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Diamond, “Israel’s unprecedented attack shows Iran has become a ‘playground’ for the Mossad”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025

Origin

  1. Hebrewמוֹסָד
  2. EnglishMossad

From Hebrew מוֹסָד (mosád, literally “institute”).

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Translations

Arabic الْمُوسَاد
  • الْمُوسَاد (al-mūsād)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Bulgarian Моса́д
  • Моса́д (Mosád)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Chinese Mandarin 摩薩德 /摩萨德
  • 摩薩德 /摩萨德 (Mósàdé)the national intelligence agency of Israel
French Mossad
  • Mossadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
German Mossad
  • Mossadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Greek Μοσάντ
  • Μοσάντ (Mosánt)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Hebrew הַמוֹסָד
  • הַמוֹסָד (ha-mosád)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Hindi मोसाद
  • मोसाद (mosād)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Hungarian Moszad
  • Moszadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Japanese モサッド
  • モサッド (Mosaddo)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Korean 모사드
  • 모사드 (Mosadeu)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Persian موساد
  • موساد (musâd)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Polish Mosad
  • Mosadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Russian Мосса́д
  • Мосса́д (Mossád)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Spanish Mosad
  • Mosadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Swedish Mossad
  • Mossadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Thai มอสซาด
  • มอสซาดthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Turkish Mossad
  • Mossadthe national intelligence agency of Israel
Ukrainian Мосса́д
  • Мосса́д (Mossád)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Urdu موساد
  • موساد (mosād)the national intelligence agency of Israel
Cite this entry
APA

Mossad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mossad

MLA

“Mossad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mossad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mossad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mossad.

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