Riss

/ (rɪs) /

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noun

the third major Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine EuropeSee also Günz, Mindel, Würm

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Word Origin for Riss

C20: named after the river Riss, a tributary of the Danube in Germany

Words nearby Riss

risktaker, risky, Risorgimento, risotto, risqué, Riss, rissole, ristra, risus sardonicus, rit., rita

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How to use Riss in a sentence

That telegram is from Riss; he drinks to the health of his beloved and sends you a thousand kisses.
The Darling and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
Passed the end of Caiuga Lake and halted at De-ho-riss-kana-dia which they found burnt and the corn partly destroyed.
The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians|John Leonard Hardenbergh