Rhine

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From Old English Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Celtic. The spelling with Rh- is because of the influence of Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhēnos).

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the Rhine

  1. A river that flows through Switzerland, Germany, west Bavaria, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

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