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