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Riv·i·er·a

 (rĭv′ē-ĕr′ə, rē-vyĕ′rä)
A narrow coastal region between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea extending from southeast France to northwest Italy. The Riviera, known as the Côte d'Azur in France, is a popular resort area noted for its flowers grown for use in perfumery.
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riviera

(ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə)
n
(Physical Geography) a coastal region reminiscent of the Riviera

Riviera

(ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə)
n
(Placename) the Mediterranean coastal region between Cannes, France, and La Spezia, Italy: contains some of Europe's most popular resorts
[C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin rīpa bank, shore]
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Riv•i•er•a

(ˌrɪv iˈɛər ə)

n.
a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint-Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Riviera - a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in FranceRiviera - a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Cote d'Azur, French Riviera - the French part of the Riviera
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Riviera

[ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə] N (French) → Riviera f (francesa), Costa f Azul; (Italian) → Riviera f italiana
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Riviera

[ˌrɪviˈɛərə] n
the Riviera → la Côte d'Azur
the French Riviera → la Côte d'Azur
the Italian Riviera → la Riviera (italienne)
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Riviera

n the (French)/Italian Riviera → die französische/italienische Riviera
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Riviera

[ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə] n the Italian Riviera → la Riviera
the French Riviera → la Costa Azzurra
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He had been on a tea plantation in Ceylon and a traveller in America for Italian wines; his secretaryship of the water company in Toledo had lasted longer than any of his employments; he had been a journalist and for some time had worked as police-court reporter for an evening paper; he had been sub-editor of a paper in the Midlands and editor of another on the Riviera. From all his occupations he had gathered amusing anecdotes, which he told with a keen pleasure in his own powers of entertainment.
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