seaside

[see-sahyd]

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noun

the land along the sea; seacoast.

adjective

situated on or pertaining to the seaside.

Origin of seaside

First recorded in 1175–1225, seaside is from the Middle English word seeside. See sea, side¹

Seaside

[see-sahyd]

noun

a city in W California, on Monterey Bay.

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Examples from the Web for seaside

Contemporary Examples

Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
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Two hundred girls are weaving in and out of dirty alleys in the seaside slum of West Point, Liberia.
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October 29, 2014
The glamour of the seaside resort has long since been eclipsed by spectacular violence.
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October 19, 2014
Set a year after the rest of the season, the staff takes an outing to the seaside.
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August 14, 2014
Poets are drawn to timeless things: leaves, seasons, the seaside, the moon.
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July 13, 2014

Historical Examples

A year later, Harriett, run down, was ordered to the seaside.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
That is a privilege reserved for the heroines of the Seaside Library.
The Hunted Outlaw
Anonymous
I'd arranged to go to the seaside this summer, but I've a chance of going up to the hills, too.
The Great Hunger
Johan Bojer
He was now weary of the city, and hastened lightly to the seaside.
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Sarah L. Barrow
First of all I must tell you I was lunching in that restaurant at the seaside.
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G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for seaside

seaside

noun

1. any area bordering on the sea, esp one regarded as a resort
2. (as modifier)a seaside hotel

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Word Origin and History for seaside

n.

also sea-side, c.1200, from sea + side (n.). As an adjective from 1781. Old English had sæhealf.

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Examples from the Web for seaside

Contemporary Examples

Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.

Two hundred girls are weaving in and out of dirty alleys in the seaside slum of West Point, Liberia.

The glamour of the seaside resort has long since been eclipsed by spectacular violence.

Set a year after the rest of the season, the staff takes an outing to the seaside.

Poets are drawn to timeless things: leaves, seasons, the seaside, the moon.

Historical Examples

A year later, Harriett, run down, was ordered to the seaside.

That is a privilege reserved for the heroines of the Seaside Library.

I'd arranged to go to the seaside this summer, but I've a chance of going up to the hills, too.

He was now weary of the city, and hastened lightly to the seaside.

First of all I must tell you I was lunching in that restaurant at the seaside.

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Word Origin and History for seaside

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Origin of seaside