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Haut-Rhin

American  
[oh-ran] / oʊˈrɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a department in NE France. 1,354 sq. mi. (3,505 sq. km). Colmar.


Haut-Rhin British  
/ orɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a department of E France in Alsace region. Capital: Colmar. Pop: 722 692 (2003 est). Area: 3566 sq km (1377 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said the fire broke out at 6:30 a.m on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

The building was being used by two groups of adults from two separate charities helping people with disabilities, the local government for the Haut-Rhin region said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2023

The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said the fire broke out at 6:30 a.m. in private accommodation in Wintzenheim.

From Seattle Times Aug. 9, 2023

A second case was found in the Haut-Rhin region in eastern France in a person returning from South Africa, the local health body said.

From Reuters Dec. 2, 2021

We are here on the borders of the lost provinces, the two fair and rich departments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, now effaced from the map of France.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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