Rhineland

//ˈɹaɪnlænd// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia. usually
  2. 2
    All of Germany's territories on the Rhine. uncommon
  3. 3
    A village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Knox County, Texas, United States.
  5. 5
    A rural municipality in southern Manitoba, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From the German Rheinland, equivalent to English Rhine + -land.

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