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Definition of rhone in English English dictionary: A river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea; A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof; {i} river flowing through southern Switzerland and France; wine-growing region in eastern France; a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards
Rhône: A department in the French region of Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes: A région of France
Rhône River: River, Switzerland and France. A historic southern gateway, as well as the only major European river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhône is 505 mi (813 km) long and navigable for about 300 mi (485 km). It is Alpine in character, and its course has been shaped by neighbouring mountain systems. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows into Lake Geneva, then crosses into France through the Jura Mountains. It continues south through Lyon, Avignon, and Tarascon to Arles and enters the Mediterranean west of Marseille
rhone wine: any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France
rhone-alpes: a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers

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