Etymology

Bas-Rhin

Today it means: A department of Alsace, Grand Est, France. Capital: Strasbourg (INSEE code 67). Full definition →

French Bas-Rhin
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  1. French · borrowed fromBas-Rhin
  2. English todayBas-Rhin

Borrowed from French Bas-Rhin (literally “Lower Rhine”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.