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Rijn

American  
[rahyn] / raɪn /

noun

  1. the Rhine.


Rijn British  
/ rɛjn /

noun

  1. the Dutch name for the Rhine

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With previous outbreaks it has ranged up to 50% in sheep, depending on the variant and location, says Piet van Rijn, a bluetongue expert at WBVR.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

Olaf’s highly stylized photos, with lighting often influenced by Dutch master painters Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer, were exhibited at galleries around the world during a career spanning decades.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

The Netherlands government says it is planning to buy an iconic self-portrait of the 17th Century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021

Rembrandt van Rijn and Diego Velázquez lived at almost exactly the same time.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2019

Constantijn admired the painter Rubens, and “discovered” a young artist named Rembrandt van Rijn, in several of whose works he subsequently appears.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan