Rijn
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See also: rijn
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rijn m
- The Rhine, a major European river flowing through Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river (including its distributaries) flows through the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.
- 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, :
- Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, :
Derived terms
- Alphen aan den Rijn
- Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
- Katwijk aan den Rijn
- Koudekerk aan den Rijn
- Millingen aan de Rijn
- Monden van de Rijn
- Rijnbond
- Rijncentaurie
- Rijnland
- Rijnmond
- Rijnoversteek
- Rijnsaterwoude
- Rijnsburg
- Rijnwaarden
- Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk
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