Rhine

geographical name \ˈrīn\

Definition of RHINE

river 820 miles (1320 kilometers) W Europe flowing from SE Switzerland to North Sea in Netherlands; forms W boundary of Liechtenstein & Austria & SW boundary of Germany

— Rhe·nish \ˈre-nish, ˈrē-\ adjective

Variants of RHINE

Rhine or G Rhein \ˈrīn\ or French Rhin \ˈraⁿ\ or Dutch Rijn \ˈrīn\

Rhymes with RHINE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

RHINE Defined for Kids

Rhine

geographical name \ˈrīn\

Definition of RHINE for Kids

river 820 mi. (1320 km.) long W Europe flowing from SE Switzerland to North Sea in the Netherlands

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