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Riparian

//ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.

    "By the time she'd pulled into Bortz's subdivision, a riparian settlement in the style of Fangoso Lagoons, she was only shaking and a little nauseous in the stomach."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rīpārius (“relating to a riverbank”) + -an.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rīpārius (“relating to a riverbank”) + -an.

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