Lippizaner

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

[ lip-it-sah-ner ]

noun

1. 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.

Lippizaner

/ ˌlɪpɪtˈzɑːnə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Lipizzaner

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lippizaner¹

1925–30; < German, equivalent to Lippizan of Lippiza (near Trieste, where the Stud was located) + -er -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Lippizaner stallions of Spain are famous examples of horses that have it — they, too, are born black and turn white as they age.

From Washington Post

A former cavalryman, he was sent to collect four Lippizaners, part of the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna that had been sent to secret locations at the start of the war.

From BBC

White Horses, too, was popular, about a young girl's adventures at a Slovenian stable that raised Lippizaners: for me, Follyfoot never had the same appeal.

From The Guardian