Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
2. (chiefly law) A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.

Example Sentences

By the time she'd pulled into Bortz's subdivision, a riparian settlement in the style of Fangoso Lagoons, she was only shaking and a little nauseous in the stomach.

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

European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.

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.

Word Forms

• more riparian
• most riparian
• riparians

Related Words

When Should You Use Riparian?

Use riparian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Practice This Word

Frequently Asked Questions