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  • lido
    lido
    noun
    a fashionable beach resort.
  • Lido
    Lido
    noun
    a chain of sandy islands in northeastern Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: a beach resort.

lido

1 American  
[lee-doh] / ˈli doʊ /

noun

British.

plural

lidos

  1. a fashionable beach resort.

  2. a public open-air swimming pool.

Lido 2 American  
[lee-doh, lee-daw] / ˈli doʊ, ˈli dɔ /

noun

  1. a chain of sandy islands in northeastern Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: a beach resort.

lido British  
/ ˈliːdəʊ /

noun

  1. a public place of recreation, including a pool for swimming or water sports

"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

Etymology

Origin of lido1

First recorded in 1925–30; after the Lido

Origin of Lido2

First recorded in 1670–80; from Italian lido “shore, beach, strand,” from Latin lītus; see origin at littoral ( def. )

Example Sentences

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In 2015, he transformed the dilapidated Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare, which he had visited as a child, into the subversive tourist attraction Dismaland.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But, unwittingly, they were being blown by a northerly wind towards a rip current, a permanent fixture beside the lido at the southern end of the mile-long beach.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

Jen McKenna came to the lido from Baildon with two friends.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

The lido will reopen between May and October 2024, with sea wall repairs and works to geothermal facilities to take place over winter.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

Giace l'alta Cartago: appena i segni      De l'alte sue ruine il lido serba.

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Tasso, Torquato

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