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Biarritz

American  
[bee-uh-rits, bya-reets] / ˈbi əˌrɪts, byaˈrits /

noun

  1. a city in southwestern France, on the Bay of Biscay: luxury seaside tourist destination.


Biarritz British  
/ ˈbɪərɪts, bɪəˈrɪts, bjarits /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The entire Southwest, including cities such as Bordeaux and Biarritz, offers amazing food, great wine tours, and sandy beaches without the crowds and expensive restaurants of the Riviera.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

ChatGPT provided him with an itinerary that had him on a plane from Paris to Biarritz, France, before his flight from New York to Paris had even landed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

The house had changed hands only a few times since: The woman from whom he purchased it was among the last ladies in Biarritz to travel by horse and cart.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Though Biarritz was a destination for water sports, Vandendriessche didn’t try paddleboarding until his early 30s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Which was annoying, as they had meant to nip across to Biarritz in Helmholtz’s four-seater sporticopter.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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