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Rhenish

(ren′is̸h)

adjective

of the Rhine or the regions around it

Origin: < L Rhenus, Rhine + -ish: replacing ME Rinische < MHG rinisch < rin, Rhine

noun

Now Rare Rhine wine

See Rhenish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to the Rhine River or the lands bordering on it.

noun

See Rhine wine.

Origin:

Origin: Ultimately from Latin Rhēnus, the Rhine

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