Riviera

[riv-ee-air-uh, ree-vye-rah]

noun

1. French Côte d'Azur. a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.

2. (often lowercase),  any similar coastal resort area.

   the Florida riviera.

Riviera

¹

/ ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə /

noun

1. the Mediterranean coastal region between Cannes, France, and La Spezia, Italy: contains some of Europe's most popular resorts

riviera

²

/ ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə /

noun

1. a coastal region reminiscent of the Riviera

Riviera

1. Narrow strip of land in southeastern France and northwestern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, also including Monaco. Cannes, Monte Carlo, and Nice are three of its best-known towns and cities.

Its scenic beauty and mild climate make it a popular vacation area.

The French Riviera is also called the Côte d'Azur (the azure coast).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Riviera¹

C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin rīpa bank, shore

Example Sentences

At a crypto event in June, a video that riffed on an old movie showed Tenev speeding through the French Riviera in a convertible.

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In the past, deposed dictators “went to Europe and bought villas on the French Riviera,” he said.

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Museums in the Bavarian town of Manching, Germany, and Gardone Riviera, in northern Italy, were hit with robberies in the years that followed.

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"As it turns out," said Brandreth, "it's thanks to the rain in north Wales - on the so-called Welsh Riviera - that we have this lovely book, When We Were Very Young."

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He's not waiting for the Phoenix to rise or indeed for any sort of Gaza Riviera to materialise.

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