Lippizaner

American  

[lip-it-sah-ner] / ˌlɪp ɪtˈsɑ nər /

Or Lipizzaner,

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.

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Lippizaner British  

/ ˌlɪpɪtˈzɑːnə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Lipizzaner

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Etymology

Origin of Lippizaner

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

Example Sentences

Hans Handler traces the history of the Spanish Riding School, where the Lippizaner horses have always been trained, down through the centuries to its present site in Vienna.

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At one point they transferred to the silken cab of a green and scarlet imperial coach pulled by a team of six Lippizaner horses.

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This will give Jackie time to see the famous Lippizaner horses at the Spanish Riding School.

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