Rhone

[ rohn ]

noun

1. a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.
2. a department in E central France: wine-growing region. 1,104 sq. mi. (2,860 sq. km). : Lyons.

Rhône

/ rəʊn /

noun

1. a river in W Europe, rising in S Switzerland in the Rhône glacier and flowing to Lake Geneva, then into France through gorges between the Alps and Jura and south to its delta on the Gulf of Lions: important esp for hydroelectricity and for wine production along its valley. Length: 812 km (505 miles)
2. a department of E central France, in the Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Lyon. Pop: 1 621 718 (2003 est). Area: 3233 sq km (1261 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Rhone is dedicated to providing a voice for underrepresented communities and addressing the unspoken issues surrounding them in hopes of creating change for future generations to come.

From ProPublica

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From Outside Online

Durga learned that Mertens’s wife ran a day-care facility, and that’s where she sent her son, Rhone.

From Washington Post

Northern Rhone whites are all about mouth feel and texture-not acidity like white Burgundies.

From The Daily Beast

Bell suggests that there is a reference to the river Rhone, and to the roses of Provence.

From Project Gutenberg

The Félibrige passed westward beyond the Rhone and found adherents in all south France.

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The assassin gallops away upon his mare, and seeks by night to cross the Rhone.

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From here the fisherman ferries her over the broad Rhone, and we accompany her over the Camargue, down to the sea.

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The Poem of the Rhone, the third of the poems in twelve cantos that Mistral has written, appeared in 1897.

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