corniche

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corniche

  • /kɔːˈniːʃ/ UK
  • /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ UK
  • /kɔːɹˈniːʃ/ US
  • /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/ US

Rhymes with -iːʃ

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From French corniche (“ledge”). See also cornice.

noun corniches

  1. A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc). For local color, Fridays on Jiddah's corniche along the Red Sea is hard to beat.

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noun road built on a ledge, especially by water

Españolcornisa
हिन्दीकोर्नीश kornīś

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@misc{corniche_2026,
  title = {corniche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corniche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}