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Nierstein

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[neer-stahyn, neer-shtahyn] / ˈnɪər staɪn, ˈnirˌʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.


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It is generally believed that he only bows his head to those departing visitors who have had enough Nierstein to appreciate the compliment.

From The Wine-ghosts of Bremen by Wilhelm Hauff

Niersteiner, nēr′stī-ner, n. a variety of Rhine wine, named from Nierstein, near Mainz.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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