Rhein
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6.2
- proper noun
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Rin
- The Rhein flows through several charming towns, offering beautiful views along its banks.
- Rhein-Main
- Rhein, Germany
- Rhein-Main Air
Examples
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He was sick of "Die Wacht am Rhein."
Fiction book (1993) -
My mother was second-generation German; her family was from the east bank of the Rhein.
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I'm at the Rhein estate I'm here to pick up an order for a, uh, chef called Shauna Irish.
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My dad was in the Air Force while I was growing up. I lived in Germany, Idaho, and England (twice) because of it, and our family's from Utah originally, so the only US sports teams I had any local connection to are the Jazz and, if you count them, the London Monarchs and Rhein Fire.
Blog text (27) -
[SINGING DIE WACHT AM RHEIN]
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He lived in Ingelheim am Rhein in Germany, and he was a part of a conspiracy to assassinate the prince of Prussia as he rode through Ingelheim.
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Footnote: 5-Crompton and Rhein (2003) alternatively assert that Minot Ledge (Massachusetts) inspired the poem.
Academic text (2007) -
The Rhein flowed along like a river melody—a melody being murmured and interrupted now and then by the sputtering sound of garbage trucks.
Fiction book (1996) -
He lived in Ingelheim am Rhein in Germany, where he enjoyed riverside picnics.
Synonyms
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2.7
A large river in western Europe that starts in the Swiss Alps and flows through Germany to the North Sea
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2.3
A large river in western Europe that starts in the Swiss Alps and flows north to the North Sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Rhein comes from an old European name Rhenus, which meant 'to flow' and was used for large rivers. It is the same name as English Rhine and French Rhin, so thinking of 'flow' helps you remember that Rhein is the river that runs into the North Sea.