Riviera
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French Côte d'Azur. a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
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(often lowercase) any similar coastal resort area.
the Florida riviera.
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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).
Etymology
Origin of Riviera
C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin rīpa bank, shore
Example Sentences
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For tennis fans deciding which stop on the ATP tour would be worth the trip, it can’t get much better than the clay courts of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on the French Riviera.
From up-and-coming neighborhoods in Paris with more affordable restaurants to beaches without the prices of the Riviera, here are five tips for visiting France as a French person would.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, Abdulmejid and his family lived a glitzy Riviera life, attending dances, we are told, with “four or five kings and any number of princes, dukes and counts.”
The Northern Ireland star, who had struggled all week to get to grips with Riviera's challenging greens, said his main reaction was to tell his caddie "it saves us from putting."
From Barron's
On one of the most historic golf courses in the world, Jacob Bridgeman made some history of his own Sunday afternoon at Riviera Country Club.
From Los Angeles Times
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