Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coastal

/ˈkoʊstəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: coas-tal
IPA: /ˈkoʊstəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

name

Coastal Carolina University.

Informal

Example Sentences

"coastal town"
"coastal breeze"
"coastal elites"
"These included other Niphargus species from deep cave lakes and coastal anchihaline caves [23 ] and Gammarus and Echinogammarus amphipods that live only in permanently watered streams [21 ,24 ]."
"Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English coastal From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoʊstəl/
British English: /ˈkəʊstəl/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more coastal (comparative) most coastal (superlative)

Derived Forms

bicoastal coastally intercoastal intracoastal midcoastal noncoastal palaeocoastal subcoastal tricoastal

Phrases

Coastal Andhra coastal elite coastal grandma coastal grandmother coastal moa coastal Premna coastal strawberry coastal waterfall

Frequently Paired Words

littoral

Synonyms

coastwise

Rhymes With

postal bicoastal

Questions

How do you pronounce coastal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊstəl/.
What does coastal mean?: Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
Where does coastal come from?: Etymology tree Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English coastal From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.

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