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Riviera

[riv-ee-air-uh, ree-vye-rah]

noun

  1. French Côte d'Azur.a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.

  2. (often lowercase)any similar coastal resort area.

    the Florida riviera.



riviera

1

/ ˌɪɪˈɛəə /

noun

  1. a coastal region reminiscent of the Riviera

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Riviera

2

/ ˌɪɪˈɛəə /

noun

  1. the Mediterranean coastal region between Cannes, France, and La Spezia, Italy: contains some of Europe's most popular resorts

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Riviera

  1. Narrow strip of land in southeastern France and northwestern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, also including Monaco. Cannes, Monte Carlo, and Nice are three of its best-known towns and cities.

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Its scenic beauty and mild climate make it a popular vacation area.
The French Riviera is also called the Côte d'Azur (the azure coast).
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Riviera1

C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin ī貹 bank, shore
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Netanyahu himself continues to express support for Trump's widely condemned proposal to turn Gaza into "the Riviera of the Mediterranean", by emptying it of Palestinians and turning it over to the Americans for redevelopment.

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A second power outage in two days his hit the French Riviera region after a fire at a substation in Nice overnight, which authorities said was caused by a malicious act.

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Denzel Washington this week traded Broadway for the French Riviera to attend the 2025 Cannes Film Festival — where both a lifetime achievement award and an eager photographer awaited his attention.

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Here are five things to keep a critical eye out for on the French Riviera.

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President Trump sparked concern internationally after saying he wanted to turn Gaza in a resort like the French Riviera - a proposal that would see Palestinians removed to other countries.

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