See Also: Rhine(dictionary)
rhine(1)(dictionary)
rhine(2)(dictionary)
Rhine(dictionary)
Rhine River(tourism)
Rhine wine(dictionary)
Rhine River(encyclopedia)
Confederation of the Rhine(encyclopedia)
Rhine River Castle(tourism)
Upper Middle Rhine Valley(tourism)

Rhine (iou)



Rhine noun1 & adjective. LME.
[German Rhein, a river of western Europe, flowing mainly through Germany.]
A. noun. = Rhine wine below. Cf. RHENISH noun Only in LME.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Designating people connected with the River Rhine or the region bordering on it. LME.
Rhine daughter [translating German Rheintochter] = Rhine maiden below. Rhineland the region bordering the Rhine in Germany; Rhineland foot (Hist.), a measure of length used in fortifications, equivalent to two fathoms. Rhinelander (a) a native or inhabitant of the Rhineland; (b) a type of slow polka. Rhine maiden [formed as Rhine daughter above] (a) each of three water maidens in Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen; (b) a woman with the fair hair and large physique with which the Rhine maidens are usually portrayed. Rhine wine wine made from grapes grown in the Rhine valley.