Rhone River
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Rhône River — River, Switzerland and France. A historic southern gateway, as well as the only major European river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhône is 505 mi (813 km) long and navigable for about 300 mi (485 km). It is Alpine in character,… … Universalium
Rhone River — Muliwai Lone, Muliwai Rone … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Rhône-Alpes — [rōn alp′, rōnälp′; ] Fr [ rōn ȧlp′] metropolitan region of SE France: 16,872 sq mi (43,698 sq km); pop. 5,351,000; chief city, Lyon * * * ▪ geographical area, France région of France encompassing the southeastern départements of Loire, Rhône,… … Universalium
Rhône (department) — Rhône Department … Wikipedia
Rhone (disambiguation) — Rhône can refer to: * Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France * Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of… … Wikipedia
Rhone — Geobox|River name = Rhone native name = other name = category = etymology = nickname = image size = image caption = View over the Rhone flowing from Valais towards Lake Geneva country = Switzerland country1 = France country state = region =… … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Rhone — noun a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards • Syn: ↑Rhone River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Switzerland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rhône wine — Detailed map of the Rhône wine region, with separate maps of Southern Rhône ( Zoom A ) and Northern Rhône ( Zoom B ). The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône river valley and produces numerous wines under various… … Wikipedia
Rhone wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean. [1850 55] * * * any of numerous table wines, mostly red, from the Côtes du Rhône region of southeastern France. The vineyards are… … Universalium
