Mulhouse

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/məˈluːz/

proper noun

A city in Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.

OriginFrench Milhouse ← Alemannic German Milhüsa ← Middle High German Mülnhūsen →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.

Origin

  1. Old High GermanMulinhūson
  2. Middle High GermanMülnhūsen
  3. Alemannic GermanMilhüsa
  4. FrenchMilhouse
  5. EnglishMulhouse

Borrowed from French Milhouse, from Alemannic German Milhüsa or its source Middle High German Mülnhūsen, from Old High German Mulinhūson; compare German Mülhausen (literally “mill house”). Doublet of millhouse.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 米卢斯
  • 米卢斯 (Mǐlúsī)a city in France
Czech Mulhúzy
  • Mulhúzya city in France
Finnish Mulhouse
  • Mulhousea city in France
German Mülhausen
  • Mülhausena city in France
Irish Mulhouse
  • Mulhousea city in France
Polish Miluza
  • Miluzaa city in France
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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