Rhineland
English
/ˈɹaɪnlænd/, /ˈɹaɪnlænd/
proper noun
Definitions
- (usually) (area on both sides of the river Rhine). Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian , now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- (uncommon) All of Germany's territories on the Rhine.
- (village in Missouri).
Etymology
Suffix from English Rhine.
Origin
English
Rhine
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rhenian English
- Rhenish English
- Rhine English
- Rhinelander English
- Rhinelandic English
- Rhinish English
- rhinestone English
- Rine Middle English