seaside
pronunciation
How to pronounce seaside in British English:
UK [ˈsiːsaɪd]
How to pronounce seaside in American English:
US [ˈsiːsaɪd]
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- Noun:
- the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
Word Origin
- seaside (n.)
- also sea-side, c. 1200, from sea + side (n.). As an adjective from 1781. Old English had sæhealf.
Example
- 1. But he acknowledges the challenges for the seaside fishing village .
- 2. By contrast , many british seaside towns are rather decrepit .
- 3. One brighton newspaper called the various seaside incidents " without parallel in english history " .
- 4. The un says african seaside cities are spreading by more than 4 % a year .
- 5. Today , quanzhou is a regular seaside city of 8 million .