Rhine

[ rahyn ]

noun

1. Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
2. German Rhein. French Rhin [r, a, n]. Dutch Rijn. a river flowing from SE Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea: branches off into the Waal, Lek, and IJssel in its lower course. 820 miles (1,320 km) long.

Rhine

/ raɪn /

noun

1. 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 nameRijn French nameRhinrɛ̃ German nameRhein

Example Sentences

Rebecca Rhine, western executive director of the Directors Guild of America, agreed that raising the limit “may not be the entire solution, but it is a very, very important first step.”

From Los Angeles Times

This image depicts, from left, the archbishop of Cologne, the archbishop of Mainz, the archbishop of Trier, the count palatine of the Rhine, the duke of Saxony, the margrave of Brandenburg and the king of Bohemia.

From Salon

It combined one of the largest airborne assaults in history, known as "Market", with a ground offensive, "Garden", aimed at swiftly capturing key bridges over the Rhine River.

From BBC

Pte Moon and Lt Anderson also fought during Operation Market Garden, which was an airborne offensive aimed at securing crossings over the Rhine.

From BBC

But this betrayal, for Hitler, was intimately connected to the Great Replacement Theory, via the introduction of Black soldiers in the French army subsequently occupying the Rhineland, the so-called “Black Horror on the Rhine.”

From Salon