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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Rhine

“Most importantly, we want to recognize the major role our members played in today’s success as advocates for their industry in California,” Rebecca Rhine, the coalition’s president, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

El Niño is turning the waterway into another chokepoint in a global economy riddled with them, from the Strait of Hormuz to the parched Rhine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

And in Germany, the Rhine has fallen so much that river ports have had to shut down, causing logistical chaos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

In 1850, we are told, the Rhine was home to more than 300,000 tons of salmon; by 1950 “there were none left.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rhine shook his head, stood up, and handed the card back to Mitchell.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson