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Rhineland-Palatinate

American  
[rahyn-land-puh-lat-n-eyt, -it, -luhnd-] / ˈraɪnˌlænd pəˈlæt nˌeɪt, -ɪt, -lənd- /

noun

  1. a state in W Germany: formerly part of Rhine Province. 7,655 sq. mi. (19,825 sq. km). Mainz.


Rhineland-Palatinate British  

noun

  1. German name: Rheinland-Pfalz.  a state of W Germany: formed in 1946 from the S part of the Prussian Rhine province, the Palatinate, and parts of Rhine-Hesse and Hesse-Nassau; part of West Germany until 1990: agriculture (with extensive vineyards) and tourism are important. Capital: Mainz. Pop: 4 059 000 (2003 est). Area: 19 832 sq km (7657 sq miles)

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The U.S. military is the third-largest employer in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where Ramstein and Kaiserslautern are located, and contributes the equivalent of roughly $2.5 billion to the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

If rivers overflow their banks, the consequences can be devastating -- just like the catastrophic floods in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate of 2021 showed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Roger Lewentz, the interior minister of the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate for the past 11 years, said he was “taking the political responsibility for mistakes that were made in my area of responsibility.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

“I don’t know anyone in the party who shares his views,” the Social Democratic premier for Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer, told the Rheinische Post.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

Around 20 U.S. nuclear bombs are estimated to be stored at the German air base of Buechel, in a remote area of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2021

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