See Rhein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "Mittelrhein"
},
{
"word": "Niederrhein"
},
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"word": "Nordrhein"
},
{
"word": "Oberrhein"
},
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"word": "Rhein-Erft-Kreis"
},
{
"word": "Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis"
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{
"word": "Rhein-Kreis Neuss"
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"word": "Rhein-Lahn-Kreis"
},
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{
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{
"word": "Rhein-Sieg-Kreis"
},
{
"word": "Rheinbrücke"
},
{
"word": "Rheingau"
},
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{
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56
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"english": "They shall not have him, / The free German Rhine, / Until his flood has covered / The last man's bones.",
"ref": "1840, “Der deutsche Rhein”, Nikolaus Becker (lyrics), Robert Schumann (music):",
"text": "Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, / Den freien deutschen Rhein, / Bis seine Fluth begraben / Des letzten Mann’s Gebein.",
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}
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