Etymology

left bank

Today it means: The bank to the left of a river when facing downstream. Full definition →

French rive gauche
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  1. French · calque ofrive gauche
  2. English todayLeft Bank

Calque of French rive gauche, in reference to the bank of the river Seine in Paris.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.