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Meaning of RHENISH

Pronunciation:  'reenish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"
 
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 Synonyms: hock, Rhine wine
 
 See Also: liebfraumilch, Riesling, white wine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rhen"ish\, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ]
Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n.
Rhine wine.
 
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