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riparian

  • adjective
  • /ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən/

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

Related words

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

Word history

From Latin "rīpārius" (relating to a riverbank).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “riparian” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.