Rhineland

R1H4I1N1E1L1A1N1D2
UK/ˈɹaɪnlænd/

proper noun

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.

OriginGerman Rheinland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. usuallyAn 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.
  2. uncommonAll of Germany's territories on the Rhine.
  3. A village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Texas, United States.
  5. A rural municipality in southern Manitoba, Canada.
  6. A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. GermanRheinland
  2. EnglishRhineland

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Rynland
  • Rynlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Arabic رَايْنْلَانْد
  • رَايْنْلَانْد (rāynlānd)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Bengali রাইনল্যান্ড
  • রাইনল্যান্ড (rainlênḍ)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Bulgarian Рейнланд, Рейнска област
  • Рейнланд (Rejnland)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Рейнска областland on both sides of the river Rhine
Catalan Renània
  • Renànialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Chinese Cantonese 萊茵蘭 /莱茵兰, 萊茵 /莱茵
  • 萊茵蘭 /莱茵兰 (loi⁴ jan¹ laan⁴)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • 萊茵 /莱茵 (loi⁴ jan¹)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Chinese Mandarin 萊茵蘭 /莱茵兰
  • 萊茵蘭 /莱茵兰 (Láiyīnlán)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Czech Porýní
  • Porýníland on both sides of the river Rhine
Danish Rhinland
  • Rhinlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Dutch Rijnland
  • Rijnlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Esperanto Rejnlando
  • Rejnlandoland on both sides of the river Rhine
Estonian Reinimaa
  • Reinimaaland on both sides of the river Rhine
Finnish Reininmaa
  • Reininmaaland on both sides of the river Rhine
French Rhénanie
  • Rhénanieland on both sides of the river Rhine
German Rheinland
  • Rheinlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Greek Ρηνανία
  • Ρηνανία (Rinanía)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Hebrew חֶבֶל הָרָיְן, רָיְנְלָנְד
  • חֶבֶל הָרָיְן (khével ha-Ráyn)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • רָיְנְלָנְד (Ráynland)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Hindi राइनलैन्ड
  • राइनलैन्ड (rāinlainḍ)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Hungarian Rajna-vidék
  • Rajna-vidékland on both sides of the river Rhine
Icelandic Rínarland
  • Rínarlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Irish Dúiche na Réine, Tír na Réine
  • Dúiche na Réineland on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Tír na Réineland on both sides of the river Rhine
Italian Renania
  • Renanialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Japanese ラインラント
  • ラインラント (Rainranto)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Korean 라인란트
  • 라인란트 (Raillanteu)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Latin Rhēnānia
  • Rhēnānialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Latvian Reinzeme
  • Reinzemeland on both sides of the river Rhine
Lithuanian Reino kraštas
  • Reino kraštasland on both sides of the river Rhine
Norwegian Rhinland
  • Rhinlandland on both sides of the river Rhine
Persian رنانی, راینلاند
  • رنانی (renâni)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • راینلاند (râynlând)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Polish Nadrenia
  • Nadrenialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Portuguese Renânia
  • Renânialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Romanian Renania
  • Renanialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Russian Ре́йнланд, Ре́йнская о́бласть
  • Ре́йнланд (Réjnland)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Ре́йнская о́бласть (Réjnskaja óblastʹ)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Slovak Porýnie
  • Porýnieland on both sides of the river Rhine
Spanish Renania
  • Renanialand on both sides of the river Rhine
Swedish Rhenlandet
  • Rhenlandetland on both sides of the river Rhine
Thai ไรน์ลันท์, ไรน์แลนด์
  • ไรน์ลันท์ (rain-lant)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • ไรน์แลนด์ (rain-lɛɛnt)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Turkish Renanya
  • Renanyaland on both sides of the river Rhine
Ukrainian Ре́йнська о́бласть, Ре́йнланд
  • Ре́йнська о́бласть (Réjnsʹka óblastʹ)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Ре́йнланд (Réjnland)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Ра́йнланд (Rájnland)land on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Рейнла́ндія (Rejnlándija)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Urdu رائنستان
  • رائنستان (rāinistān)land on both sides of the river Rhine
Welsh y Rheindir, Glannau Rhein
  • y Rheindirland on both sides of the river Rhine
  • Glannau Rheinland on both sides of the river Rhine
Yiddish ריינלאַנד
  • ריינלאַנד (reynland)land on both sides of the river Rhine

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Cite this entry
APA

Rhineland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland

MLA

“Rhineland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhineland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland.

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