Rüdesheimer
[ roo-duhs-hahy-mer; German ry-duhs-hahy-muhr ]
/ ˈru dəsˌhaɪ mər; German ˈrü dəsˌhaɪ mər /
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noun
any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.
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Origin of Rüdesheimer
Borrowed into English from German around 1790–1800
Words nearby Rüdesheimer
ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening, ruderal, Rüdesheimer, rudiment, rudimentary, rudish, Rudny, Rudolf
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British Dictionary definitions for Rüdesheimer
Rudesheimer
/ (ˈruːdəsˌhaɪmə) /
noun
a white Rhine wine: named after the town of Rüdesheim on the Rhine
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