transrhenane

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English

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Etymology

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From trans- (across, beyond) +‎ Rhenus (Rhine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɹænzˈɹɛneɪn/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /-ˈɹiːneɪn/

Adjective

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transrhenane (comparative more transrhenane, superlative most transrhenane)

  1. From the eastern side of the Rhine; German.
    • 2014, Zoë M. Tan, “Subversive Geography in Tacitus' Germania”, in Journal of Roman Studies, 104, p. 199:
      In the Germania, then, the transrhenane environment consistently evades and confounds our gaze.