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RIVIERA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
Example:
the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "Riviera"):
Cote d'Azur; French Riviera (the French part of the Riviera)
Holonyms ("Riviera" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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