English Explanatory Dictionary

Rhineland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  2. All of Germany's territories on the Rhine.
  3. A village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Texas, United States.
  5. A rural municipality in southern Manitoba, Canada.
  6. A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪnlænd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rhineland.wav

Word forms

Rhineland

Etymology

From the German Rheinland, equivalent to English Rhine + -land.

Related words

Rhenish

Derived words

Rhineland bastard Rhinelander Rhineland Heavy Draft Rhinelandic Rhineland massacres Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland rod
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