Rhenish

[ ren-ish ]

adjective

1. of the river Rhine or the regions bordering on it.

noun

1. British. Rhine wine.

Rhenish

/ ˈriː-; ˈrɛnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the River Rhine or the lands adjacent to it, esp the Rhineland-Palatinate

noun

1. See hock
   another word for hock 2

Other Words From

• trans-Rhenish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhenish¹

1325–75; < Latin Rhēn ( us ) Rhine + -ish ¹; replacing Middle English Rhinisch < Old High German

Example Sentences

The orchestra consisted of various bands from the different Rhenish towns.

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He asked me to dinner, and treated me with superb Rhenish wine.

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Of these leagues the chief at this time was the Rhenish Confederation, which has been already mentioned.

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The movement was led by the four Rhenish electors, and after some preliminary proceedings these princes Rupert chosen king.

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You did just as all young men—ay, and the best of our young men, do—drank deep of the Rhenish.

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