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seaside

1 American  
[see-sahyd] / ˈsiˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the land along the sea; seacoast.

adjective

  1. situated on or pertaining to the seaside.

Seaside 2 American  
[see-sahyd] / ˈsiˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a city in W California, on Monterey Bay.

seaside British  
/ ˈsiːˌsaɪd /

noun

    1. any area bordering on the sea, esp one regarded as a resort

    2. ( as modifier )

      a seaside hotel
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of seaside

First recorded in 1175–1225, seaside is from the Middle English word seeside. See sea, side 1

Example Sentences

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Police alleged at the time that the “Cry Me a River” singer failed to stop at a stop sign and stay in his lane while driving a 2025 BMW in the affluent seaside village.

From Los Angeles Times

The sleepy seaside town of North Berwick is an unlikely setting for an underground campaign of resistance.

From BBC

Last year, she starred in “Lamento,” a musical short film made inside an abandoned Guatemalan beach resort; once a popular seaside destination known as Turicentro Likin, it is now tucked away behind the mangroves.

From Los Angeles Times

The attacks are accepted as part of daily life for the city of around one million people, dotted with ornate 19th-century architecture and where luxury cars pass mobile air defence units along the bustling seaside.

From Barron's

James said living in the East Nuek of Fife had also influenced the game's premise of a "spooky mystery happening in this small sedate seaside town".

From BBC

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