riparian \ruh-PAIR-ee-un\ - relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater
It seems I've seen this word before, as well as the related one below, but neither was really a part of my vocabulary.
littoral \ˈli-tə-rəl; ˌli-tə-ˈral, -ˈräl\ - of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea
I didn't expect the latter word to be a homophone of literal, and expected at least one pronunciation with the second syllable accentuated.
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