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Rip•u•ar•i•an

Pronunciation: (rip"yOO-âr'ē-un), [key]
—adj.
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.

—n.
a Ripuarian Frank.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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