Right Bank

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noun

a part of Paris, France, on the N bank of the Seine.

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How to use Right Bank in a sentence

All sorts of hungry-looking people with severe haircuts are scurrying about the Right Bank.
Gal With a Suitcase: Paris|Jolie Hunt|October 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Yloilo, formerly the second port of the Philippines, is situated on the right bank of the creek.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
But on the right bank there were faubourgs, both extensive and well built, outside the walls and almost touching them.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
The river Severn separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

The new town extends below the old one and is closer to the right bank of the Rhone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It is built at a height of 754 ft. above the sea-level, in a fertile valley, and on the right bank of the Carami river.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various