RIPARIAN

riparian

(adjective) of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream; “riparian land”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

riparian (comparative more riparian, superlative most riparian)

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

Noun

riparian (plural riparians)

(chiefly, law) A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.

Source: Wiktionary


Ri*pa"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. riparius, fr. ripa a bank. See River, and cf. Arrive.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, riparian rights.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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