Rhine

American  

[rahyn] / raɪn /

noun

1. Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.

2. French Rhin.  Dutch Rijn.  German Rhein.  a river flowing from SE Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea: branches off into the Waal, Lek, and IJssel in its lower course. 820 miles (1,320 km) long.

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Rhine British  

/ raɪn /

noun

1. German name: Rhein.  French name: Rhin.  Dutch name: Rijn.  a river in central and W Europe, rising in SE Switzerland: flows through Lake Constance north through W Germany and west through the Netherlands to the North Sea. Length: about 1320 km (820 miles)

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Example Sentences

Just over a three-hour drive south, skirting the Rhine until you hit the Swiss border, heading into an Alpine gateway towards the turquoise waters of Lake Thun, footballing folklore is being scribed.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Don’t expect a new Silicon Valley to pop up on the Rhine, the Seine or the Thames any time soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The country is essentially a large delta crossed by three major rivers, the Rhine, Schelde, and Maas, that flow into the unpredictable North Sea.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

This interdisciplinary effort aims to shed light on climate and environmental evolution in the Upper Rhine Graben and southwestern Germany over the past 400,000 years.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

The story, spread over the four separate operas, begins with the theft of a precious Golden Ring from the depths of the River Rhine, which represents indomitable, deathless Germany.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall