Translation
bank (of a river), shore
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Word origin
From Latin ripa ('bank, shore'). English 'river' and 'arrive' come from the same family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ripa
- English cognates
- river, arrive
Grammar
Examples
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We had a picnic on the riverbank.
Paris, .
In Paris, the Left Bank is famous for its bookshops.
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The bridge links the two banks of the canal.
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They walked for a long time along the bank.
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The boat left the shore at noon.
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