Riviera
a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.: French Côte d'Azur .
(often lowercase) any similar coastal resort area: the Florida riviera.
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How to use Riviera in a sentence
Then the locals arrived for water aerobics conducted by a Riviera coach in lurid pink-and-black Lycra to French pop.
No Movie Stars, No Red Carpet, But Off-Season Cannes Is Still Magic | Liza Foreman | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLet there be wine, food, music, and ravishing summer landscapes from Alpine meadows to Riviera beaches.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder | Clive Irving | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA film based on the cartoon strips, Moomins on the Riviera, is out this year.
We went over to the Riviera coffee shop and talked with Gene Kilroy.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDick Diver begins as the graceful, competent king of the Riviera and ends as a washed-up drunk, estranged from everyone he loves.
"It's like that out here on the Riviera," said Jane, shaking her head so gloomily that the ruffled cap wobbled.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonOur way lay along the sea by the Western Riviera, one of the garden spots of the world.
Italian Days and Ways | Anne Hollingsworth WhartonThe cruisers in his command were stationed along the Riviera, east and west of Genoa itself.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanFor the same object the coasting activity redoubled along the Riviera, from Toulon to the French front.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanIn these positions, both armies depended for supplies partly upon the sea, partly upon the land road along the Riviera.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for riviera (1 of 2)
/ (ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə) /
a coastal region reminiscent of the Riviera
British Dictionary definitions for Riviera (2 of 2)
/ (ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə) /
the Mediterranean coastal region between Cannes, France, and La Spezia, Italy: contains some of Europe's most popular resorts
Origin of Riviera
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Riviera
Narrow strip of land in southeastern France and northwestern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, also including Monaco. Cannes, Monte Carlo, and Nice are three of its best-known towns and cities.
Notes for Riviera
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