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Riviera

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Ri·vi·e·ra /ˌrɪviˈeərə $ -ˈerə/ noun  the French/Italian/English Riviera DLTSGa warm coast that is popular with people who are on holiday, especially the Mediterranean coast of France 法国/意大利/英国的海滨度假胜地
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RivieraFrom the front door of the rambling palazzo which housed the pensione she turned left and walked along the Riviera.Or was it fashion, not nationality, that demanded this need to empty the Riviera during the summer months?It was the sizzling unofficial capital of the Riviera, and she loved it because it was so alive.He'd be on the Riviera by now, bearing all those heavy Sabatini responsibilities.A holiday condominium on the Riviera.Wasn't the weather good on the Riviera?Spring comes early to the Riviera and it made Modigliani, always sensitive to change, more restless than ever.Inspector Rose had returned to the Riviera, though hardly in such comfort as the Princess.
Origin riviera (1700-1800) Italian coast, shore
Ri·vi·e·ra nounChineseSyllable
that with people coast a popular Corpus warm is


Riviera
Riviera /ˌrɪviˈeərə $ -ˈerə/ noun
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Italian
 Origin: 'coast, shore'
the French/Italian/English Riviera a warm coast that is popular with people who are on holiday, especially the Mediterranean coast of France


rivi·eraBrE /ˌrɪviˈeərə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrɪviˈerə/ 🔊 noun (often Riviera) an area by the sea that is warm and popular for holidays, especially the Mediterranean coast of France 海滨度假胜地(尤指法国的地中海海滨)the French Riviera法国的里维埃拉地区