English Riviera

noun

The south coast of Devon, especially Torbay.

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nounthe English Riviera
  1. The south coast of Devon, especially Torbay.

    […]fans of the British comedy Fawlty Towers, the television series that made Torquay and the English Riviera known the world over, might be disappointed to learn that it wasn't filmed in Torquay at all, but rather in one of the Home Counties.

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English Riviera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20Riviera

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“English Riviera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20Riviera. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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