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Rhenish

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛnɪʃ/
Definition of Rhenish

adjective

  • of the Rhine and the regions adjoining it.

noun

[mass noun]
  • wine from the Rhine region.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French reneis, from a medieval Latin alteration of Latin Rhenanus, from Rhenus 'Rhine'

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