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ripuarian

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Synonyms: riparian, riparial, liparian, riparia, ripuarians

Antonyms: riparian, riparial, liparian, riparia, ripuarians

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

  1. A [[West Central German]] dialect group, spoken in the northern [[Rhineland]] (including the cities of [[w:Bonn|Bonn]], [[w:Cologne|Cologne]], [[w:Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]] and [[w:Aachen|Aachen]]), as well as parts of [[w:German-speaking Community of Belgium|German-speaking Belgium]] and south-eastern [[Limburg]] ([[Netherlands]]); linguistically, the least affected by the [[w:High German consonant shift|consonant shift]] of all [[High German]] dialects

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|historical}} Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the [[Frank]] people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the [[Salian]] branch.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ripuarian people or (one of) its members or descendants.
  2. Of or pertaining to one, all, or any of the Ripuarian [[dialect]]s.
  3. Of or pertaining to a Ripuarian speaker or speakers.

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