Lippizaner

or Lip·iz·za·ner, Lip·piz·za·na Lip·piz·zan·er

[ lip-it-sah-ner ]

/ ˌlɪp ɪtˈsɑ nər /

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noun

one of a breed of compact, finely shaped, usually gray or white horses developed at the Austrian Imperial Stud and used generally in dressage exhibitions.

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Origin of Lippizaner

1925–30; <German, equivalent to Lippizan of Lippiza (near Trieste, where the Stud was located) + -er-er¹

Words nearby Lippizaner

lippen, lipper, Lippershey, Lippi, lippick, Lippizaner, Lippmann, Lippmann, Walter, Lippold, lippy, lipread

British Dictionary definitions for Lippizaner

Lippizaner

/ (ˌlɪpɪtˈzɑːnə) /

noun

a variant spelling of Lipizzaner

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