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Riviera

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Riv·i·er·a  (rv-r, r-vyrä)
A narrow coastal region between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea extending from southeast France to northwest Italy. The Riviera, known as the Côte d'Azur in France, is a popular resort area noted for its flowers grown for use in perfumery.
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Noun1.RivieraRiviera - a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"
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
Cote d'Azur, French Riviera - the French part of the Riviera
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Riviera [rɪvɪˈɛərə] n the (French) Riviera → la Costa Azul, la Riviera (francesa);
the Italian Riviera → la Riviera italiana
Riviera [rɪvɪˈɛərə] n the (French) Riviera → la Côte d'Azur;
the Italian Riviera → la Riviera (italienne)
Riviera [rɪvɪˈɛərə] n the (French) Riviera → die (französische) Riviera;
the Italian Riviera → die italienische Riviera
Riviera [rɪvɪˈɛərə] n the (French) Riviera → la Costa Azzurra;
the Italian Riviera → la Riviera
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He had been on a tea plantation in Ceylon and a traveller in America for Italian wines; his secretaryship of the water company in Toledo had lasted longer than any of his employments; he had been a journalist and for some time had worked as police-court reporter for an evening paper; he had been sub-editor of a paper in the Midlands and editor of another on the Riviera.
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Just as his more fortunate fellow New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach and the Riviera each winter, so Soapy had made his humble arrangements for his annual hegira to the Island.
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The walls of these villas on the Riviera are so flimsy.
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