Rhinelander

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/ˈɹaɪnlændə(ɹ)//ˈɹaɪnləndə(ɹ)/

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Rhineland, a geographic area partly overlapping the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Meanings

nounRhinelander (plural Rhinelanders)

plural Rhinelanders

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Rhineland, a geographic area partly overlapping the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

From Rhineland + -er.

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Translations

German Rheinländer, Rheinländerin
  • Rheinländersomeone from Rhineland
  • Rheinländerinsomeone from Rhineland
Irish Réineach
  • Réineachsomeone from Rhineland
Portuguese renano, renana
  • renanosomeone from Rhineland
  • renanasomeone from Rhineland
Spanish renano, renana
  • renanosomeone from Rhineland
  • renanasomeone from Rhineland
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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