/ ˌrɪviˈeərə; NAmE -ˈerə/ noun
(often Riviera ) an area by the sea that is warm and popular for holidays, especially the Mediterranean coast of France :
the French Riviera
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Italian , literally seashore .
/ ˌrɪviˈeərə; NAmE -ˈerə/ noun
(often Riviera ) an area by the sea that is warm and popular for holidays, especially the Mediterranean coast of France :
the French Riviera
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Italian , literally seashore .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005