Lipizzaner
[ lip-it-sah-ner ]
/ ˌlɪp ɪtˈsɑ nər /
noun
Definition for lipizzaner (2 of 2)
Lippizaner
or Lip·iz·za·ner, Lip·piz·za·na Lip·piz·zan·er
[ lip-it-sah-ner ]
/ ˌlɪp ɪtˈsɑ nər /
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.
Origin of Lippizaner
1925–30; < German, equivalent to
Lippizan of Lippiza (near Trieste, where the Stud was located) +
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British Dictionary definitions for lipizzaner (1 of 2)
Lipizzaner
/ (ˌlɪpɪtˈsɑːnə) /
noun
a breed of riding and carriage horse used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and nearly always grey in colour
Word Origin for Lipizzaner
German, after
Lipizza, near Trieste, where these horses were bred