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Rhineland

Rhineland

1 5.2
A region in western Germany along the Rhine river with hills, vineyards, and old towns
  • proper noun
: Renania
  • Wakefield and Munson Township drew residents from Bavaria, Westfalia, Hanover, the Eifel region of the Rhineland, and Luxembourg, to name a few.
  • remilitarization of the Rhineland
  • region of the Rhineland

Examples

  • You come from the Rhineland, a region known for its beautiful landscapes and rich history.

  • Just two days later, on March the 7th, 1936, Hitler's troops marched into the Rhineland.

    Spitfire (2018)

  • You come from the Rhineland.

    Where Eagles Dare (1968)

  • France will occupy the Rhineland for the next 15 years, and Germany will assume a war debt of 20 million gold marks.

    Max (2002)

  • The memory of Cologne, the Rhineland, and the nation will have a future.

    Blog text (7)

  • Not accidentally, both men have been prime ministers of the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, a region with close historical ties to France.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In northern Europe, Jewish merchants under Charlemagne began settling in France and the Rhineland in the eighth century A.D.

    Academic text (1993)

  • By the middle of 1847, the price of wheat in the Rhineland was 250% higher than it had been in 1845.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Boniface is its standard-bearer in the Rhineland, and his oath involved him in a delicate balance of allegiances.

    Academic text (2002)

  • We explored the winding roads, hillside vineyards, and hock towns of the Rhineland wine country.

Synonyms

Rheinland
vsRhineland
1 5.9

An area in western Germany along the Rhine River with castles and vineyards

is the same name but written in a different spelling form

Surface Forms

Rhineland main

Morphology

Rhineland = Rhine + land (transparent) = Rhine + land

Direct compound of the river name 'Rhine' and 'land', clearly meaning the land/region along the Rhine.

Etymology

Rhineland comes from the river name Rhine plus land. The Rhine is a major river in Europe and land means 'land', so Rhineland literally means the 'land by the Rhine', which is why it names the region along that river with its towns and vineyards.