Meanings
coastal1
comparative more coastal · superlative most coastal
- geographyRelating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
coastal town
4 more examples
coastal breeze
coastal elites
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Coastal2
- informalCoastal Carolina University.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelocated on or near or bordering on a coast
adjectivealong or following a coast
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincosta
- Old Frenchcoste
- Middle Englishcoste
- Englishcoast
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcoastal
From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan coster, costaner
- costerrelating to the coast
- costanerrelating to the coast
- costalrelating to the coast
Danish kystnær
- kystnærrelating to the coast
French côtier
- côtierrelating to the coast
German Küsten-
- Küsten-relating to the coast
Greek παράκτιος, παραλιακός
- παράκτιος (paráktios)relating to the coast
- παραλιακός (paraliakós)relating to the coast
Hindi तटीय, तटवर्ती
- तटीय (taṭīya)relating to the coast
- तटवर्ती (taṭvartī)relating to the coast
Hungarian parti
- partirelating to the coast
Italian costiero, litoraneo
- costierorelating to the coast
- litoraneorelating to the coast
- rivierascorelating to the coast
Norwegian Bokmål kystnær
- kystnærrelating to the coast
Polish przybrzeżny
- przybrzeżnyrelating to the coast
Portuguese costeiro
- costeirorelating to the coast
Romanian costier
- costierrelating to the coast
Russian берегово́й, прибре́жный
- берегово́й (beregovój)relating to the coast
- прибре́жный (pribréžnyj)relating to the coast
Spanish costero, costanero
- costerorelating to the coast
- costanerorelating to the coast
- costeñorelating to the coast
- costinorelating to the coast
- litoralrelating to the coast
Swedish kustnära, kustsk
- kustnärarelating to the coast
- kustskrelating to the coast
Turkish kıyısal, sahilsel
- kıyısalrelating to the coast
- sahilselrelating to the coast
Ukrainian берегови́й, прибере́жний
- берегови́й (berehovýj)relating to the coast
- прибере́жний (pryberéžnyj)relating to the coast
Welsh arfordirol
- arfordirolrelating to the coast
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with coastal
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
coastal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastal
“coastal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coastal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastal.
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