Ripuarian

[rip-yoo-air-ee-uhn]

Rip·u·ar·i·an

[rip-yoo-air-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them.
noun
2.
a Ripuarian Frank.

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Ripuarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1775–85; < Medieval Latin Ripuāri(us) + -an
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Ripuarian (ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən)
 
adj
1.  a.  of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century near Cologne along the Rhine
 b.  of or designating their code of laws
 
n
2.  a Ripuarian Frank
 
[C18: from Medieval Latin Ripuārius, perhaps from Latin rīpa a river bank]

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