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Lipizzaner definition

Lip·iz·zaner (lip′it sän′ər, lip′ə zän′-)

noun

any of a breed of medium-sized, stocky horse, usually white when mature, used esp. in dressage and jumping exhibitions

Etymology: Ger, after Lipizza, the imperial Austrian stud farm, near Trieste

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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