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riviera¹

  • /ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/
  • /ɹɪvˈjɛɹə/

Rhymes with -ɛɹə

Where it comes from

From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius. Doublet of river and rivière.

noun rivieras

  1. Any coastal area popular with tourists.

Riviera²

  • /ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/
  • /ɹɪvˈjɛɹə/

Rhymes with -ɛɹə

Where it comes from

From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius.

proper noun the Riviera

  1. A region of Europe, on the Mediterranean; The coastal area of southern France (French Riviera) and north-western Italy (Italian Riviera) between Cannes and La Spezia. Once, and assignment sent him down to the Riviera—the wealthy beach resort area in the south of France—where he not only burned through his budget but ruined a borrowed camera by trying to shoot scenes underwater.

proper noun

  1. A district and municipality therein in Ticino canton, Switzerland.
  2. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kleberg County, Texas, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: naples, coast, waterfront, gulf, azure, golf, rivera, côte, rivage, riverboating, riverport, riverfront, wine route, river run, rive, rivercraft

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riviera. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/riviera

Chicago

"riviera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/riviera.

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@misc{riviera_2026,
  title = {riviera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/riviera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}