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Definition of riviera noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

riviera

noun
 
/ˌrɪviˈeərə/
 
/ˌrɪviˈerə/
(often Riviera)
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  1. an area by the sea that is warm and popular for holidays, especially the Mediterranean coast of France
    • the French Riviera
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘seashore’.
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