Riviera

[ riv-ee-air-uh; Italian ree-vye-rah ]

noun

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

Notes

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

Sometimes they have shared jets, as with Justin Thomas to the 2018 Genesis at Riviera in Los Angeles.

From Washington Post

Then the locals arrived for water aerobics conducted by a Riviera coach in lurid pink-and-black Lycra to French pop.

From The Daily Beast

Let there be wine, food, music, and ravishing summer landscapes from Alpine meadows to Riviera beaches.

From The Daily Beast

A film based on the cartoon strips, Moomins on the Riviera, is out this year.

From The Daily Beast

We went over to the Riviera coffee shop and talked with Gene Kilroy.

From The Daily Beast

Dick Diver begins as the graceful, competent king of the Riviera and ends as a washed-up drunk, estranged from everyone he loves.

From The Daily Beast

"It's like that out here on the Riviera," said Jane, shaking her head so gloomily that the ruffled cap wobbled.

From Project Gutenberg

Our way lay along the sea by the Western Riviera, one of the garden spots of the world.

From Project Gutenberg

The cruisers in his command were stationed along the Riviera, east and west of Genoa itself.

From Project Gutenberg

For the same object the coasting activity redoubled along the Riviera, from Toulon to the French front.

From Project Gutenberg

In these positions, both armies depended for supplies partly upon the sea, partly upon the land road along the Riviera.

From Project Gutenberg