Rhenish

Rhen·ish  (rnsh)

adj.

Of or relating to the Rhine River or the lands bordering on it.

n.

See Rhine wine.

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[Ultimately from Latin Rhnus, the Rhine.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Rhenish - any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) hock, Rhine wine white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation Riesling - fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California liebfraumilch - a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Adj.	1.	Rhenish - of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"