riviera.
Any coastal area popular with tourists.
Meaning & usage
Any coastal area popular with tourists.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Old French rivierebor. Italian rivierabor. English riviera From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius. Doublet of river and rivière.
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