Rhineland
English
Etymology
From the German Rheinland, equivalent to English Rhine + -land.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪnlænd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪnlænd/
Proper noun
Rhineland
- (usually with the definite article) An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- (uncommon) All of Germany's territories on the Rhine.
- A village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Knox County, Texas, United States.
- A rural municipality in southern Manitoba, Canada.
- A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms
- Rhineland bastard
- Rhinelander
- Rhineland Heavy Draft
- Rhinelandic
- Rhineland massacres
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rhineland rod
Related terms
- Rhenish
Translations
land on both sides of the river Rhine
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