Rhineland-Palatinate

American  

[rahyn-land-puh-lat-n-eyt, -it, -luhnd-] / ˈraɪnˌlænd pəˈlæt nˌeɪt, -ɪt, -lənd- /

noun

1. a state in W Germany: formerly part of Rhine Province. 7,655 sq. mi. (19,825 sq. km). Mainz.

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Rhineland-Palatinate British  

noun

1. German name: Rheinland-Pfalz.  a state of W Germany: formed in 1946 from the S part of the Prussian Rhine province, the Palatinate, and parts of Rhine-Hesse and Hesse-Nassau; part of West Germany until 1990: agriculture (with extensive vineyards) and tourism are important. Capital: Mainz. Pop: 4 059 000 (2003 est). Area: 19 832 sq km (7657 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The U.S. military is the third-largest employer in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where Ramstein and Kaiserslautern are located, and contributes the equivalent of roughly $2.5 billion to the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

If rivers overflow their banks, the consequences can be devastating -- just like the catastrophic floods in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate of 2021 showed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Another black ice accident caused the death of a 54-year-old driver near Denzerheide in Rhineland-Palatinate.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2023

More than 70 properties were searched in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland on Friday, when the arrests were made, the criminal police office in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

“I don’t know anyone in the party who shares his views,” the Social Democratic premier for Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer, told the Rheinische Post.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022