Mossad
See also: mossad
English
Etymology
From Hebrew מוֹסָד (mosád, literally “institute”).
Proper noun
Mossad or the Mossad
- The national intelligence agency of Israel.
- 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[1], archived from the original on 15 June 2025:
- 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.
Translations
the national intelligence agency of Israel
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Further reading
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔsat/, /mɔˈsa(ː)t/
Audio (Germany): (file)
Proper noun
der Mossad m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mossad or des Mossads)
- Mossad (secret service)
Swedish
Proper noun
Mossad n (genitive Mossads)