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riparian adjective Riparian came to English from the same source that gave us river-the Latin riparius, a noun deriving from ripa, meaning "bank" or "shore." First appearing in English in the 19th century, riparian refers to things that exist alongside a river (such as riparian wetlands, habitats, trees, etc.). Some river communities have laws called "riparian rights," referring to the rights of those owning land along a river to have access to the waterway. Note the distinction of this word from littoral, which usually refers to things that occur along the shore of a sea or ocean. : relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater

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May 10, 2015 ruh-PAIR-ee-un When the students were studying riparian habitat development, their teacher took them on a field trip to a nearby creek.   "But invasive plants slowly overtook the native savannahs, prairie and riparian forest that soil samples have proved were there first." - Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2015

Word	riparian
Date	May 10, 2015
Type	adjective
Syllables	ruh-PAIR-ee-un
Etymology	Riparian came to English from the same source that gave us river-the Latin riparius, a noun deriving from ripa, meaning "bank" or "shore." First appearing in English in the 19th century, riparian refers to things that exist alongside a river (such as riparian wetlands, habitats, trees, etc.). Some river communities have laws called "riparian rights," referring to the rights of those owning land along a river to have access to the waterway. Note the distinction of this word from littoral, which usually refers to things that occur along the shore of a sea or ocean.
Examples	When the students were studying riparian habitat development, their teacher took them on a field trip to a nearby creek. "But invasive plants slowly overtook the native savannahs, prairie and riparian forest that soil samples have proved were there first." - Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2015
Definition	: relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater

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