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Rhine vs Rhenish - What's the difference?

rhine | rhenish |

As nouns the difference between rhine and rhenish

is that rhine is (uk|dialect) a watercourse; a ditch for water while rhenish is a wine from the area around the rhine.

As an adjective rhenish is

pertaining to wine produced in the rhine region.

rhine

English

(wikipedia Rhine)

Proper noun

  • A river that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

    • rhenish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.
  • Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.

    • Synonyms

    * (uncommon) Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane * (regiolect) (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A wine from the area around the Rhine.
    • He insists on drinking Rhenish from a Stein!
  • The dialect of German spoken in the Rhineland