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rhonda
nounLow
/ˈrɒn.də/A female given name of Welsh origin, primarily meaning "good spear" or "noisy".
rhondda
nounC1
/ˈrɒnðə/The name of a valley and former county borough in South Wales.
rhondda cynon taf
nounLow (primarily UK/Wales-specific)
/ˈrɒndə ˈkʌnɒn ˈtæf/A county borough in south Wales, formed from the former Rhondda, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely districts.
rhondda cynon taff
nounC1
/ˈrɒnðə ˌkʌnən ˈtæf/A county borough in south Wales, United Kingdom.
rhone
nounLow
/rəʊn/A major river in southeastern France, flowing from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.
rhone wine
nounLow
/ˈrəʊn ˈwaɪn/Wine produced in the Rhône Valley region of southeastern France.
rhone-alpes
nounLow
/ˌrəʊn ˈælp/A former administrative region in southeastern France, encompassing the Rhône river valley and the French Alps.
rhopalid bug
nounVery Rare
/rəʊˈpælɪd bʌɡ/Any insect belonging to the family Rhopalidae, known as scentless plant bugs.
rhotacism
nounVery low (specialist term)
/ˈrəʊtəsɪz(ə)m/The excessive or defective use of the sound /r/, especially its substitution for other sounds.
rhotacize
verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare
/ˈrəʊtəsaɪz/to pronounce or articulate with an 'r' sound; to make rhotic
rhotic
adjectivenounLow
/ˈrəʊtɪk/Referring to a variety of English where the /r/ sound is pronounced in all positions, including before consonants and at the end of words, such as in 'car' or 'hard'.
rhoˈdesian
adjectivenounVery Low
/rəʊˈdiː.ʒən/A person from or relating to Rhodesia, a former name for regions in southern Africa, specifically the former British colony that later became Zimbabwe and Zambia.
rhubarb
nounverbLow-medium
/ˈruː.bɑːb/A plant with large green leaves and thick reddish stalks that are cooked and eaten, often as a dessert.
rhumb
nounLow Frequency
/rʌm/A line crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle; a constant compass course.
rhumb line
nounLow
/rʌm laɪn/A line on a sphere that intersects all meridians at the same angle, used in navigation.
rhumb sailing
nounLow
/rʌm ˈseɪlɪŋ/Navigating by following a single, constant compass bearing (rhumb line) across the Earth's surface, resulting in a curved path on a globe but a straight line on a Mercator projection map.
rhumba
nounB2
/ˈrʌm.bə/A ballroom dance of Cuban origin, in 4/4 time, characterized by a pronounced and often sensual hip movement and side-to-side steps.
rhumbatron
nounVery Low
/ˈrʌmbətrɒn/A cavity resonator used in microwave technology, particularly in klystrons.
rhus
nounVery Low (Technical)
/rʌs/A genus of shrubs, small trees, and vines, including species such as poison ivy, poison oak, and sumac.
rhyme
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/raɪm/Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used at the end of lines of poetry.

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