a river in central and W Europe, rising in SE Switzerland: flows through Lake Constance north through W Germany and west through the Netherlands to the North Sea. Length: about 1320 km (820 miles)
Dutch name: Rijn. French name: Rhin (rɛ̃). German name: Rhein
Rhine in American English
(raɪn)
river in W Europe, flowing from E Switzerland north through Germany, then west through the Netherlands into the NorthSea: c. 820 mi (1,320 km)
see also Rhein, Fr. name Rhin, Du. name Rijn
Word origin
Ger Rhein < Celt Rēnos < IE *erei- < base *er-, set in motion > run
All related terms of 'Rhine'
Lower Rhine
→ the Lower Rhine
Rhine wine
any of several wines produced along the banks of the Rhine , characteristically a white table wine such as Riesling
Upper Rhine
→ the Upper Rhine
Rhine Province
former province of Prussia , now divided between North Rhine-Westphalia & Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhine Palatinate
a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate
the Lower Rhine
the part of the Rhine River between Bonn , Germany , and the North Sea , and the area around it
the Upper Rhine
the section of the Rhine between Basel , Switzerland and Bingen , Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
a state of W Germany : formed in 1946 by the amalgamation of the Prussian province of Westphalia with the N part of the Prussian Rhine province and later with the state of Lippe ; part of West Germany until 1990: highly industrialized . Capital: D üsseldorf. Pop: 18 080 000 (2003 est). Area: 34 039 sq km (13 142 sq miles)