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rhyne

UK/ɹiːn/

rhyne is the alternative spelling of rhine.

Meaning of rhine

Noun

rhine (plural rhines)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A watercourse; a ditch for water.
    • the Black Ditch and the Langmoor Rhine1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
  2. A running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river.

See all 3 meanings of rhine

Noun

UK/ɹaɪn/

rhyne (uncountable)

  1. A kind of Russian hemp.

Proper noun capitalized: Rhyne

Rhyne (plural Rhynes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of rhyne

Noun
pluralrhynes
alternative formrhine
alternative formrine
alternative formreen
alternative formrean
Proper noun
pluralRhynes

Words that rhyme with rhyne

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Questions about rhyne

What does rhyne mean?
Rhyne means a kind of Russian hemp.
What is rhyne the alternative spelling of?
Rhyne is the alternative spelling of rhine.
What part of speech is rhyne?
Rhyne can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rhyne?
Rhyne is pronounced /ɹiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of rhyne?
The plural of rhyne is rhynes.

Words near rhyne in the dictionary

  1. rhyncocephalian
  2. rhyncophylline
  3. rhynd
  4. Rhyndaston
  5. rhynds
  6. rhyne
  7. Rhyner
  8. Rhyners
  9. rhynes
  10. rhynia
  11. rhyniaceous

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