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Rhineland-Palatinate

American  
[rahyn-land-puh-lat-n-ayt, -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

Juergen Zimmer, an expert with the agricultural services department of Rhineland-Palatinate state, said the apples grown under the solar roofs were slightly less sweet this year than those under the hail nets.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

The vehicle will be produced at the same site as the truck and bus maker's first electric model, the heavy-duty truck eActros, in Woerth, Rhineland-Palatinate.

From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 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

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