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Ripuarian definition

Ripu·ar·ian (rip′yo̵o er′ē ən)

adjective

of a group of Franks that settled along the Rhine near Cologne in the 4th cent.

Etymology: < ML Ripuarius (prob. < L riparius, riparian) + -an

noun

a Ripuarian Frank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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