Rhine
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
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