Mulhouse

American

[my-looz] / müˈluz /

noun

a city in E France, near the Rhine.

Mulhouse British

/ myluz /

noun

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

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Pierre Probst was born in 1913 in the Alsace town of Mulhouse, which was then part of Germany.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2021

The 29-year-old Agnel, who won two Olympic golds at the 2012 Games in London, was arrested in Paris on Thursday and transferred to Mulhouse in eastern France for questioning.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021

On Saturday, he was handed preliminary charges and the case was sent to Mulhouse, eastern France.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2021

He also took the pitch for Nimes, Mulhouse and Chalon.

From Fox News • Sep. 6, 2021

The French were trying to take Mulhouse in flank, and they had therefore to capture the village of Cernay, which blocked the way.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward

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