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riviera
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun riviera has 1 sense
- riviera(n = noun.location) Array - a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts" is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
is a part of italia, italian republic, italy, france, french republic
has parts: cote d'azur, french riviera
OXFORD DICTIONARY
riviera, n. a coastal region with a subtropical climate, vegetation, etc., esp. that of SE France and NW Italy.
Etymology
It., = sea-shore
THESAURUS
riviera
bank, beach, berm, coast, coastland, coastline, embankment, foreshore, ironbound coast, lido, littoral, plage, playa, riverside, rockbound coast, sands, sea margin, seabank, seabeach, seaboard, seacliff, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shingle, shore, shoreline, strand, submerged coast, tidewater, waterfront, waterside
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