Rhine
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- proper noun
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Rin
- Riesling is an aromatic grape that originated in the Rhine region of Germany.
- Rhine River
- Rhine Valley
- Rhine-Westphalia
Now his task was to push into Elsas and cut off the German supply lines from the Rhine.
- Now his task was to push into Elsas and cut off the German supply lines from the Rhine.
- For Tacitus, the Germans, that is, the peoples living beyond the Rhine frontier, are both childlike and noble.
- We started the course with the Rhine and Danube frontier as one front and the Persian frontier in the east as another.
- We go beyond, you know, below the Rhine into this horrible Never Neverland, that that is death.
Examples
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Established in 1815, the Rhine Commission was created by the Rhine River's bordering states to improve navigability and the condition of towpaths.
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Six days later, the Duke of Brunswick crosses the Rhine and advances into France.
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After five years service with the Army of the Rhine, he was sent to Italy.
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The Allies will be across the Rhine before winter.
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We crossed the Rhine, east in the push for Berlin.
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These three locks, I think they represent the Rhine maidens.
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The oldest existing international organization is the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine (Rhine Commission).
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Or you may opt for a river cruise down the Rhine or the Danube in Europe.
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Today, young people, Germans and Frenchmen, form friendships across the Rhine as a matter of course.
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William Bristow was part of the assault on the Rhine River in Germany.
Synonyms
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A large river in Europe that flows into the North Sea
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A large river in western Europe that starts in the Swiss Alps and flows north to the North Sea
Compounds
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A large river in western Europe that starts in the Swiss Alps and flows north to the North Sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rhine comes from an old Celtic word that simply meant 'river' or 'that which flows', and the same name appears in German (Rhein) and French (Rhin). So, the name Rhine basically names it as a 'river', which helps you remember it is one of Europe's main waterways.