- Rhen|ish
- Rhen|ish «REHN ihsh», adjective, noun.–adj.of the river Rhine or the regions near it.–n.= Rhine wine. (Cf. ↑Rhine wine)╂[< Latin Rhēnus the Rhine + English -ish1]
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Rhenish — Rhen•ish [[t]ˈrɛn ɪʃ[/t]] adj. geg of the river Rhine or the regions bordering on it • Etymology: 1610–20; < L Rhēn(us) Rhine+ ish I; r. ME Rinish, Reynesh, etc., in part < AFreneis, in part der. ofRine Rhine … From formal English to slang
Rhenish — Rhen ish, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. n. Rhine wine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhenish — /ren ish/, adj. 1. of the river Rhine or the regions bordering on it. n. 2. Brit. See Rhine wine. [1325 75; < L Rhen(us) RHINE + ISH1; r. ME Rhinisch < OHG] * * * … Universalium
