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Lipizzaner

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Lip·iz·zan also Lip·pi·zan  (lpt-sän, --zn) or Lip·iz·zan·er or Lip·pi·zan·er (lpt-sänr, --zänr)
n.
Any of a breed of sturdy, compact horses developed from Spanish, Italian, Danish and Arab stock that are born black or dark brown and gradually turn white by the time they are five to eight years of age. They are bred and trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
[German Lippizaner, after Lippiza, town near Trieste where the breed was developed.]
Lipizzaner [ˌlɪpɪtˈsɑːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of riding and carriage horse used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and nearly always grey in colour
[German, after Lipizza, near Trieste, where these horses were bred]


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The novel is stuffed full of rich historical details from the early 1900s, and there are Lipizzaner stallions and a mysterious inheritance of jewels to liven things up; but, in the end, the focus is family and love of family.
The Star of Kazan by Reich, Carol / Kliatt
As in most places, foreigners have been part of the country's dance scene forever, even in times when the profession was nominally restricted to citizens (and such honorary Austrians as the Lipizzaner Stallions and The Spanish Riding School).
VIEW FROM VIENNA by Jackson, George / Dance Magazine
The son of a baker, enamored with the famous Lipizzaners in his native Vienna, has his dream come true when he is given the chance to train at the renowned riding school.
White Stallion of Lipizza by The Horn Book Magazine
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