different between riparian vs ripuarian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?p?rius (“relating to a riverbank”) +? -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????p?????n/, /???p?????n/

Adjective

riparian (comparative more riparian, superlative most riparian)

1. Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
   • 2011, Jim Perrin, The Guardian, 28 May 2011:

     A kingfisher, an airborne jewel, whirrs past, stickleback in its beak, and disappears into a thicket of riparian willow.

   • 2021, Lara Fowler, No April Fool’s joke for Florida: Water rights case is dismissed, in: SCOTUSblog, April 1 2021

     Relying on the fact that both states are riparian states, the court noted that both have “an equal right to make a reasonable use” of the water in the shared basin and that Florida bore the “heavy burden” of proving its case by clear and convincing evidence.

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See also

• riverain
• riverine

Noun

riparian (plural riparians)

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