Biarritz

[ bee-uh-rits; French bya-reets ]

/ ˈbi əˌrɪts; French byaˈrits /

noun

a city in SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: resort.

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Example sentences from the Web for biarritz

The idle rich had driven down from Biarritz with their uniformed chauffeurs.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A revolving beacon light, appearing and then disappearing, announced that we were once more in Biarritz.
Europe from a Motor Car|Russell Richardson
In 1864 Browning again "braved the awful Biarritz" and stayed at Cambo.
Robert Browning|Edward Dowden
After leaving Biarritz the man had torn himself from her—why, he hardly knew.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux

The town of Biarritz bears every mark of its rapid construction.
Wintering in the Riviera|William Miller
Biarritz depends but little on the surrounding country for its food, as the Pays Basque gives few good things to the kitchen.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard

British Dictionary definitions for biarritz

Biarritz

/ (ˈbɪərɪts, bɪəˈrɪts, French bjarits) /

noun

a town in SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: famous resort, patronized by Napoleon III and by Queen Victoria and Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland. Pop: 30 055 (1999)

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