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• Rhone
  Rhone

  noun

  a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.
• Rhône
  Rhône

  noun

  a river in W Europe, rising in S Switzerland in the Rhône glacier and flowing to Lake Geneva, then into France through gorges between the Alps and Jura and south to its delta on the Gulf of Lions: important esp for hydroelectricity and for wine production along its valley. Length: 812 km (505 miles)

Rhone

American  

[rohn] / roʊn /

noun

1. a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.

2. a department in E central France: wine-growing region. 1,104 sq. mi. (2,860 sq. km). Lyons.

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Rhône British  

/ rəʊn /

noun

1. a river in W Europe, rising in S Switzerland in the Rhône glacier and flowing to Lake Geneva, then into France through gorges between the Alps and Jura and south to its delta on the Gulf of Lions: important esp for hydroelectricity and for wine production along its valley. Length: 812 km (505 miles)

2. a department of E central France, in the Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Lyon. Pop: 1 621 718 (2003 est). Area: 3233 sq km (1261 sq miles)

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Rhone Rhône

Much of the water that flows into the Rhine and the Rhone, two of Europe's major rivers, comes from the Alpine glaciers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Michael Brown’s remains were found in December 2025 underneath a home where Rhone used to reside after investigators executed a search warrant at the property, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

He said Dyce is accused of assisting Rhone "post incident".

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Wade told Complex the biggest song of En Vogue’s career was originally meant for Mick Jagger and was turned into a smash for the girl group by the record executive Sylvia Rhone.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

Theo chooses a night sky over the Rhone River, and a still life of irises.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Still, they’re already dreaming of coming back to cycle down the Rhône from Switzerland to the Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, a young professional footballer was in critical condition in hospital after being pulled out of the River Rhône in a park near Lyon.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Even glaciers of moderate size, including the Rhône Glacier, would be reduced to small patches of ice or vanish altogether.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

In 1984, in France’s Rhône Valley, forensic anthropologist Eric Crubézy found the skeletons of three women in a Stone Age structure built to resemble a grain silo.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024

Lyons was a frontier town; for the little districts of Bresse and Bugey, lying between the Saône and Rhône, belonged to the Dukes of Savoy.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Henry Martyn Baird