Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

côte d'azur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: cote d'azur
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The French Riviera: the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Etymology

From French Côte d'Azur.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Côte d'Azur

Inflected Forms

the Côte d'Azur (canonical)

Phrases

Cote d'Azur

Synonyms

French Riviera

Questions

What does côte d'azur mean?: The French Riviera: the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Where does côte d'azur come from?: It is traced to French.

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