seaside

[see-sahyd]

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noun

the land along the sea; seacoast.

adjective

situated on or pertaining to the seaside.

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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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Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
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The glamour of the seaside resort has long since been eclipsed by spectacular violence.
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Set a year after the rest of the season, the staff takes an outing to the seaside.
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Poets are drawn to timeless things: leaves, seasons, the seaside, the moon.
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A seaside place, as a centre for motoring, walking or bicycling, is by its very essence one-sided or even less.
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But how often we used to make believe that we were going to the seaside!
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Sometimes I have been taken to places at the seaside, but I won't stay because people stare at me.
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Hina Ke Ahi could not stand the rain and so fled with her people to a home by the seaside.
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By-the-bye, I shall have half a day at the seaside on Monday.
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British Dictionary definitions for seaside

seaside

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for seaside

seaside

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

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