Associations to the word «Rhenish»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
RHENISH, adjective. Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region. [from 14th c.]
RHENISH, adjective. Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.]
RHENISH, noun. A wine from the area around the Rhine.
RHENISH, noun. The dialect of German spoken in the Rhineland
RHENISH PALATINATE, proper noun. (geography) (historical) Alternative term for County Palatinate of the Rhine, particularly during the time between the Napoleonic Wars and the end of World War II (1816–1945), when it was in personal union with Bavaria.
RHENISH PALATINATE, proper noun. (geography) The Palatinate, the lands of the former county in modern Germany.
Dictionary definition
RHENISH, noun. Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage).
RHENISH, adjective. Of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet".
Wise words
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