Riverain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Riverain is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to rivers or their surrounding environments.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to rivers or their surrounding environments.
More Meanings
- A person who lives beside a river.
Example Sentences
But, in the eyes of the riverains, the coup threatened not just Bashir—the North's historical domination of power and wealth in Sudan stood in the balance.
Some fourteen years later the company obtained from Congress authority to reclaim a large area of riverain land on which to construct its terminus and yard, but it was not until July, 1912, that trains ran into its present Buenos Aires terminus, Retiro Station.
Word Forms
- riverains
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include riverine, riverian, riparian, fluvial, riparious, fluviatile.
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