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Riviera
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riviera
English
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Etymology
From en it riviera, from en fro riviere, from en la riparius.
Pronunciation
en /ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/ /ɹɪvˈjɛɹə/
en ɛɹə 4,3
Proper noun
1
en region continent/Europe on the sea/Mediterranean; The coastal area of southern France (en French Riviera) and north-western Italy (en Italian Riviera) between Cannes and La Spezia.
en French Riviera Italian Riviera
en 2017 Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro & The Invention of Modern Photojournalism 7-8 Once, and assignment sent him down to the Riviera—the wealthy beach resort area in the south of France—where he not only burned through his budget but ruined a borrowed camera by trying to shoot scenes underwater.
en-US Peter Baker w:Donald Trump Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza and Says Palestinians Should Move The New York Times 2025-02-04 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/politics/trump-gaza-strip-netanyahu.html 0362-4331 Michael D. Shear Isabel Kershner Sounding like the real estate developer he once was, Mr. Trump vowed to turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260122060327/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/politics/trump-gaza-strip-netanyahu.html 22 January 2026
Translations
region of Europe
Bulgarian: bg Ривие́ра f
Proper noun
en district/and/municipality therein in can/Ticino c/Switzerland.
en suburb city/Johannesburg c/South Africa.
en CDP/and/unincorporated community co/Kleberg County s/Texas c/USA.
Related terms
en Riviera Beach riviera English Riviera French Riviera Spanish Riviera Italian Riviera Mexican Riviera Riviera di Levante Turkish Riviera
See also
en Rivera
Italian
it:Distretto di +
Proper noun
it district can/Ticino c/Switzerland
Anagrams
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