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riparian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən/
  • UK: /ɹɪˈpɛːɹɪən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • riparian land

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: крайречен (krajrečen) — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Catalan: ripari — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Catalan: riberenc — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 河岸的 — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Czech: pobřežní — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Czech: poříční — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Czech: břehový — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Finnish: jokivarsi- — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • French: rivulaire — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • German: Ufer- — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Hindi: तटवर्ती (taṭvartī) — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Hindi: तटीय (taṭīya) — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Hungarian: ártéri — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Italian: ripario — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Italian: ripaiolo — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Italian: ripicolo — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Italian: ripestre — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Norwegian: elverelatert — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Polish: nadbrzeżny — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Polish: przyrzeczny — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Portuguese: ribeirinho — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Portuguese: ribeirinha — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Portuguese: ripária — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Portuguese: ripícola — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Spanish: ribereño — of or pertaining to a riverbank
  • Swedish: strand- — of or pertaining to a riverbank