Riverain
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who lives beside a river.
"But, in the eyes of the riverains, the coup threatened not just Bashir—the North's historical domination of power and wealth in Sudan stood in the balance."
- 1 Of or pertaining to rivers or their surrounding environments.
"Some fourteen years later the company obtained from Congress authority to reclaim a large area of riverain land on which to construct its terminus and yard, but it was not until July, 1912, that trains ran into its present Buenos Aires terminus, Retiro Station."
Example
More examples"Some fourteen years later the company obtained from Congress authority to reclaim a large area of riverain land on which to construct its terminus and yard, but it was not until July, 1912, that trains ran into its present Buenos Aires terminus, Retiro Station."
Etymology
Borrowed from French riverain.
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