Rhenish
/ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wine from the area around the Rhine. uncountable
"He insists on drinking Rhenish from a stein!"
- 2 any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (‘hock’ is British usage) wordnet
- 3 The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German. uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.
- 2 Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it wordnet
Example
More examples"He insists on drinking Rhenish from a stein!"
Etymology
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).