Riviera
pronunciation
How to pronounce Riviera in British English:
UK [ˌrɪvɪ'eərə]
How to pronounce Riviera in American English:
US [ˌrɪvɪ'erə]
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- Noun:
- a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
Word Origin
- Riviera (n.)
- Mediterranean seacoast around Genoa, 1630s, from Italian riviera, literally "bank, shore" (see river). In extended use, the coast from Marseilles to La Spezia, which became popular 19c. as a winter resort. Thence adopted (sometimes ironically) in reference to areas of other countries, as in American Riviera (Florida, 1887); English Riviera (Devonshire coast, 1882).
Example
- 1. I 've never been further than the riviera .
- 2. Stan herman riviera garden shirt cover up swimwear .
- 3. There was a picturesque example of this a few years ago at a hotel on the italian riviera .
- 4. The french riviera is suffering , too : nice airport reported a drop of 8 % in passengers during the first half of the year .
- 5. A doctor vacationing on the riviera met a lawyer friend and asked him what he was doing there .