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Rhine

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Rhine  (rn)
A river of western Europe formed by the confluence of two tributaries in eastern Switzerland and flowing about 1,319 km (820 mi) north and northwest through Germany and the Netherlands to its two-pronged outlet on the North Sea. It is a major commercial shipping waterway linked by canals to other important European rivers and passes through a number of scenic valleys.
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Noun1.Rhine - United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
J. B. Rhine, Joseph Banks Rhine
2.RhineRhine - a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
Rhein, Rhine River
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Holland, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands - a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Translations
Rhine [raɪn] n the Rhine → el (río) Rin
Rhine [raɪn] n the (River) Rhine → le Rhin
Rhine [raɪn] n the Rhine → der Rhein
Rhine [raɪn] n the Rhine → il Reno


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We had agreed to descend the Rhine in a boat from Strasbourg to Rotterdam, whence we might take shipping for London.
Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context
It was my intention to explore the Rhine as far up as the launch would take us.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
It is entitled THE LEGENDS OF THE RHINE FROM BASLE TO ROTTERDAM, by F.
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