English Explanatory Dictionary

riparian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
noun
  1. A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.

Pronunciation

/ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən/ /ɹɪˈpɛːɹɪən/ en-au-riparian.ogg

Word forms

riparian more riparian most riparian riparians

Etymology

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

Related words

riverain riverine

Derived words

Austroriparian hydroriparian mesoriparian nonriparian pseudoriparian riparian buffer riparianism riparianness riparian right semiriparian xeroriparian
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