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riverains

riverains is the plural of riverain.

Meaning of riverain

Noun

riverain (plural riverains)

  1. A person who lives beside a river.
    • 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.2016, Philip Roessler, Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa, page 169

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Questions about riverains

What is riverains the plural of?
Riverains is the plural of riverain.

Words near riverains in the dictionary

  1. river-way
  2. river-ways
  3. Rivera
  4. riverage
  5. riverain
  6. riverains
  7. riverbank
  8. riverbanker
  9. riverbankers
  10. riverbanks
  11. riverbed

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