Standard Lemma guide

Rhone

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rhone River

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: river

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodănós)bor. Latin Rhodanus French Rhônebor. English Rhone Borrowed from French Rhône.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Ռոն (Ṙon) — river
  • Bulgarian: Ро́на (Róna) — river
  • Catalan: Roine — river
  • Esperanto: Rodano — river
  • Finnish: Rhône — river
  • Franco-Provençal: Rôno — river
  • French: Rhône — river
  • Georgian: რონა (rona) — river
  • German: Rhone — river
  • German: Rotten (Walser) — river
  • Greek: Ροδανός (Rodanós) — river
  • Ancient Greek: Ῥοδανός (Rhodanós) — river
  • Hungarian: Rhône — river
  • Italian: Rodano — river
  • Japanese: ローヌ川 (Rōnugawa) — river
  • Kashubian: Rodan — river
  • Latin: Rhodanus — river
  • Lithuanian: Rona — river
  • Lombard: Ròden — river
  • Neapolitan: Rodano — river
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rhône — river
  • Occitan: Ròse — river
  • Piedmontese: Ròno — river
  • Polish: Rodan — river
  • Portuguese: Ródano — river
  • Russian: Ро́на (Róna) — river
  • Sicilian: Ròdanu — river
  • Spanish: Ródano — river
  • Ottoman Turkish: رون — river
Real reading context

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