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Rhine definition

Rhine (rīn)

river in W Europe, flowing from E Switzerland north through Germany, then west through the Netherlands into the North Sea: c. 820 mi (1,320 km)

Etymology: Ger Rhein < Celt Rēnos < IE *erei- < base *er-, set in motion > run

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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