Rhenish
pronunciation
How to pronounce Rhenish in British English:
UK [ˈri:niʃ,ˈren-]
How to pronounce Rhenish in American English:
US [ˈrɛnɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it
Word Origin
- Rhenish
- "of or belonging to the Rhine" (especially of wine), late 14c., from Anglo-French reneis (13c.), from Medieval Latin Rhenensis, from Rhenus (see Rhine).
Example
- 1. Chinese rhenish church hong kong synod , welfare department .
- 2. " Chinese rhenish church , hong kong synod "
- 3. Chinese rhenish church , hong kong synod , incorporation ordinance .
- 4. Schumann : symphony no.3 in e-flat major , op. 97 " rhenish "