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Côte d'Azur

American  
[koht da-zyr] / koʊt daˈzür /

noun

  1. French name of the Riviera.


Côte d'Azur British  
/ kot dazyr /

noun

  1. the Mediterranean coast of France, including the French Riviera: forms an administrative region with Provence

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The soaring designs for stained-glass windows and banner-like vestments are divorced from their Côte d’Azur context, but have a pathos and a majesty that I found as compelling as the chapel proper.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The Nice – Côte d’Azur metropolitan area is vulnerable for a number of reasons: dense urbanization, strong tourist appeal, and very busy beaches.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Na sits in the corner of a Côte d’Azur waterfront lounge on a glorious midday, the sky an almost abstract blue.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

They also show a clear spike in collisions occurring about 60 million years ago, says Marco Delbo, a planetary scientist also at Côte d’Azur.

From Science Magazine Apr. 16, 2024

Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables—that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.

From The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime by Le Queux, William

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