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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

/ ËŒ°ùɪ±¹ÉªËˆÉ›É™°ùÉ™ /

noun

  1. a coastal region reminiscent of the Riviera
“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

Riviera

2

/ ËŒ°ùɪ±¹ÉªËˆÉ›É™°ùÉ™ /

noun

  1. the Mediterranean coastal region between Cannes, France, and La Spezia, Italy: contains some of Europe's most popular resorts
“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

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.
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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).
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Riviera1

C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin °ùÄ«±è²¹ bank, shore
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Last year she also launched a lifestyle brand, originally called American Riviera Orchard and now known as As Ever that aims to sell "beautifully crafted essentials" like artisan preserve and tea.

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He assured the IOC that no Olympic venues were damaged, including Riviera Country Club, which will host Olympic golf and was in the Palisades fire evacuation zone.

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She returned to the French Riviera in 2012 for “Our Children†and took home the Un Certain Regard actress prize.

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If we turn Gaza into an American Riviera, it’s all for the better, Trump argues, even if it comes at the cost of thousands of Palestinian lives and the utter destruction of Palestinian culture.

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Trump proposed last month that the US would "own" Gaza and relocate its population, so that it could be rebuilt and turned into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

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