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Webster 1913 Edition


Rhine

Rhine

,
Noun.
[AS.
ryne
. See
Run
.]
A water course; a ditch.
[Written also
rean
.]
[Prov. Eng.]
Macaulay.

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Rhine

Rhine

See also: rhine

English

Proper noun

the Rhine

  1. A river that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

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References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 326 etymon 3. er- : or- : r- 'to move, set in motion' (laryngealistic reconstruction as "*h₁reiH").

rhine

rhine

See also: Rhine

English

Alternative forms

Noun

rhine (plural rhines)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A watercourse; a ditch for water.
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