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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

Vandendriessche, 48, grew up in Southern France, in the coastal resort town of Biarritz.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

"Lot of money. I told him I couldn't do it. He was awfully nice about it. Told him I knew too many people in Biarritz."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway