Transrhenane

//tɹænzˈɹɛneɪn// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    From the eastern side of the Rhine; German.

    "In the Germania, then, the transrhenane environment consistently evades and confounds our gaze."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of transrhenane (“German, Germanic.”). alt-of, not-comparable

Example

More examples

"In the Germania, then, the transrhenane environment consistently evades and confounds our gaze."

Etymology

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

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