Rijn
See also: rijn
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) Rhijn
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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, page 52:
- Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]
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- 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, page 52: