"Rheinfall" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌfal/ Audio: De-Rheinfall.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Rheinfalls [genitive], Rheinfall [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Rhein + Fall. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Rhein|Fall}}, {{af|de|Rhein|Fall}} Rhein + Fall Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Rheinfall n (proper noun, genitive Rheinfalls or (optionally with an article) Rheinfall)
  1. Rhine Falls (a waterfall in the Rhine, on the border between canton of Schaffhausen and canton of Zurich, in northern Switzerland) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Switzerland
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