"cross the Rhine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: crosses the Rhine [present, singular, third-person], crossing the Rhine [participle, present], crossed the Rhine [participle, past], crossed the Rhine [past]
Etymology: Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of Germany's river Rhine for Rome's river Tiber. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cross the Tiber}} cross the Tiber, {{m|en|Rhine}} Rhine, {{m|en|Tiber}} Tiber Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cross the Rhine (third-person singular simple present crosses the Rhine, present participle crossing the Rhine, simple past and past participle crossed the Rhine)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of swim the Rhine Wikipedia link: River Rhine Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: swim the Rhine Synonyms: swim the Rhine Related terms: cross the Bosphorus (english: convert to Eastern Orthodoxy), cross the Forth (english: convert to Presbyterianism), cross the Thames (english: convert to Anglicanism), cross the Tiber (english: convert to Roman Catholicism)
    Sense id: en-cross_the_Rhine-en-verb-UHmDO8QV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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