bicoastal

[bahy-kohs-tl]

adjective

1. occurring or existing on two coasts, or on both the east and west coasts of the U.S..

   a bicoastal firm with offices in San Francisco and New York.

bicoastal

/ baɪˈkəʊstəl /

adjective

1. relating to both the east and west coasts of the US

   she had a bicoastal upbringing

Other Word Forms

• bicoastalism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bicoastal¹

bi- ¹ + coastal

Example Sentences

Reid, who is herself bicoastal between L.A. and New York, narrates, through astonishing orchestral properties and powers, an environmental tale of her two cities.

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Representatives for Schiff called the allegations “transparently false” and said his lenders had “full knowledge of the senator’s year-round bicoastal work obligations” and “his use of two homes for that reason.”

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A whole lot has happened in West Coast hip-hop in the interim: the bicoastal gang rivalry that claimed the lives of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.

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Archbishop José H. Gomez and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan — leaders of the nation’s two largest Roman Catholic archdioceses — placed their own bicoastal bet over the outcome of the Fall Classic.

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Richard’s lawsuit also made references to sordid allegations of sex trafficking at Combs’ mansions, which appeared to align with some that likely led to bicoastal raids of Combs’ homes in March.

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