rhenish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
    Rhine wine; hock.
  2. adjective of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it
    • Rhenish wines tend to be sweet

WordNet

Rhen"ish adjective
Etymology
L. Rhenus the Rhine.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n. Rhine wine.

Webster 1913