Rhen·ish (r n  sh)adj. Of or relating to the Rhine River or the lands bordering on it. n. See Rhine wine. [Ultimately from Latin Rh  nus, the Rhine.] |
Rhenish [ˈrɛnɪʃ ˈriː-]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to the River Rhine or the lands adjacent to it, esp the Rhineland-Palatinate
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) another word for hock (the wine)
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| Noun | 1. | Rhenish - any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) 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" |
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