transrhenane

adjective

trans·​rhe·​nane

¦tran(t)srə̇¦nān,

-nzr-;

tran(t)sˈrēˌnān,

-nzˈ-,

-reˌ-

: situated or lying on the other side of the Rhine

specifically : german

—opposed to cisrhenane

Word History

Etymology

Latin transrhenanus, from trans- + Rhenus the Rhine, river of western Europe + -anus -an

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