Rhodanian

Rho·dan·i·an
R1H4O1D2A1N1I1A1N1
UK/ɹəʊˈdeɪni.ən/

adjective

Of, or aboriginal to, the Rhône valley.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveRhodanian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or aboriginal to, the Rhône valley.

    Some fishers opposed Brégnier-Cordon because it would destroy several lônes, a specifically Rhodanian term for the small, temporary islands created by the river’s meanders that created especially rich fish habitat.

    Ibidem, “A New Modern”, page 224
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    As an article in Paris match put it, Donzère-Mondragon [Dam] enabled the "return to old sources [of energy] in order to forge the future," and other journalists emphasized that the CNR's [Compagnie Nationale du Rhône's] "development plan" would "safeguard Rhodanian partimony" for "future generations" and continue to allow traditional activities such as fishing.

    2011, Sara B. Pritchard, “Imagining the Nation’s River”, in Confluence: The Nature of Technology and the Remaking of the Rhône, Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 66
nounRhodanian (plural Rhodanians)

plural Rhodanians

  1. An inhabitant of the Rhône valley.

    [Léon Perrier's] regional statism crystallized […] the decades-old conflicts among constituencies in the Rhône valley, and between Parisians and Rhodanians.

    2011, Sara B. Pritchard, “Envisioning a New Rhône”, in Confluence: The Nature of Technology and the Remaking of the Rhône, Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 66
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    [S]ome communities along the lower Rhône complained that the BRL’s project allowed inland residents to receive “their” water, a grievance that echoed Rhodanians’ objections in the late nineteenth century, when Parisians and northern industrialists had sought access to Rhône-produced electricity.

    Ibidem, “Rethinking the Nation”, page 179

Origin

  1. Frenchrhodanien, Rhodanien
  2. EnglishRhodanian

An adaptation of the French rhodanien, Rhodanien with the suffix -ian.

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Translations

French rhodanien, Rhodanien
  • rhodanienof or aboriginal to the Rhône valley
  • Rhodanieninhabitant of the Rhône valley
Latin Rhodanicus, Rhodanītis
  • Rhodanicusof or aboriginal to the Rhône valley
  • Rhodanītisof or aboriginal to the Rhône valley
  • Rhodanī pōtorinhabitant of the Rhône valley

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Cite this entry
APA

Rhodanian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhodanian

MLA

“Rhodanian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhodanian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhodanian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhodanian.

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