Meanings
proper noun
- The coastline of Valencia and Alicante in Spain.
In some ways it is easy to see why Maksim Kuzminov chose to start a new life in Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean, with spectacular sunrises.
2024 February 24, Rory Carroll, Luke Harding, “On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca”, in The Observer, →ISSN
Origin
Literally, “white coast”, coined in the 1950s to promote tourism, after Costa Brava.
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APA
Costa Blanca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costa%20Blanca
MLA
“Costa Blanca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costa%20Blanca. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Costa Blanca,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costa%20Blanca.
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