Rijn — [rān] Du. name for the RHINE … English World dictionary
Rhine — [rīn] [Ger Rhein < Celt Rēnos < IE * erei < base * er , set in motion > RUN] river in W Europe, flowing from E Switzerland north through Germany, then west through the Netherlands into the North Sea: c. 820 mi (1,320 km): Ger. name… … English World dictionary
Rhine — Infobox River | river name = River Rhine caption = The Rhine is one of the most important rivers in Europe origin = Grisons, Switzerland mouth = North Sea coord|51|58|52|N|4|5|35|E|name=North Sea Rhine|display=inline,title basin countries =… … Wikipedia
Rhine River — German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km) … Universalium
Rijn — One of the most important rivers that empties into the North Sea. Other rivers that flow into the same delta are the Waal, Meuse, and Scheldt. In Roman times, the Rhine was the northern border of the empire; along the river Rhine and the… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Rhine — or German Rhein or French Rhin or Dutch Rijn geographical name 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 • Rhenish… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rijn — geographical name see Rhine … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rhine — /ruyn/, n. 1. Joseph Banks, 1895 1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology. 2. German, Rhein. French, Rhin /rddaonn/. Dutch, Rijn. a river flowing from SE Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea: branches off… … Universalium
Rijn — Du. /rdduyn/, n. the Rhine. * * * … Universalium
Rhine — [[t]raɪn[/t]] n. geg a river flowing from SE Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea. 820 mi. (1320 km) long German, Rhein fr., Rhin (r a n). Dutch,Rijn … From formal English to slang
