plage
pronunciation
How to pronounce plage in British English: UK [plɑ:ʒ]
How to pronounce plage in American English: US [plɑʒ]
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- Noun:
- the beach at a seaside resort
Word Origin
- plage (n.)
- "a region," late 14c., from Old French plage (13c.), from Late Latin plagia "a plain, shore," noun use of adjective (plagia regio), from plaga "a region, stretch of country" (see pelagic). Astronomical sense is from 1949.