Rheinish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Rhenish. alt-of, alternative

    "When growth rates changed in the 1990s, with Anglo‐Saxon capitalism doing better than Rheinish or Asian capitalism, some said that Olson had got it wrong; others that policy‐makers had listened to Olson and broken up their producer‐group lobbies."

Example

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"When growth rates changed in the 1990s, with Anglo‐Saxon capitalism doing better than Rheinish or Asian capitalism, some said that Olson had got it wrong; others that policy‐makers had listened to Olson and broken up their producer‐group lobbies."

Etymology

From German Rhein + -ish.

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