riverside

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US/ˈɹɪvɚˌsaɪd/

noun

A bank or side of a river.

“Near-synonym: riparian”

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

riverside1

nounriverside (plural riversides)

plural riversides

  1. A bank or side of a river.

    Near-synonym: riverbank

    2 more examples

    Gonna lay down my burden; Down by the riverside...

    Staff have worked since February 10 to remove debris from the River Nith, install rock armour protection and strengthen the riverside before rebuilding and reprofiling the embankment.

    2020 April 8, “Network News: ... and Kilmarnock line after landslips”, in Rail, page 16

    Synonyms: riverbank

adjectiveriverside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt or near the side of a river.

    Near-synonym: riparian

    Synonyms: riparian

Riverside2

proper noun
  1. A place name applied to a locality, especially a city, that is situated beside a river.
  2. A moniker of anything that becomes associated with such a locality, such as an event, school, or organization.
  3. Places in Australia:
    1. A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A residential suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
    3. A locality in the Rural City of Horsham, western Victoria, Australia.
  4. Places in Canada:
    1. A former rural municipality of Manitoba.
    2. A community in the township of Tay, Simcoe County, Ontario.
    3. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168.
  5. Places in the United Kingdom:
    1. An inner city area and community in Cardiff, Wales, located by the River Taff (OS grid ref ST1776).
  6. Places in the United States:
    1. A populated place in Pinal County, Arizona.
    2. A large city, the county seat of Riverside County, California.
      1 more example

      “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four scalicides (Parathion, Supracide, Lorsban, Sevin).

      1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11
    3. A neighborhood of Ypsilanti, Michigan, where many students of Eastern Michigan University live.
    4. The former name of an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, now Riverwood.
    5. A small city in Walker County, Texas.
  7. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
    2. A sitio in the barangay of Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
    3. A sitio in the barangay of Ambiong, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines.
    5. A barangay of Bilar, Bohol, Philippines.
    6. A barangay of Oras, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
    7. A barangay of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
    8. A barangay of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
    9. A barangay of Bilar, Bohol, Philippines.
    10. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
    11. A barangay of Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines.

      Synonyms: Poblacion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bank or side of a river.

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adjectiveAt or near the side of a river.

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proper nounA barangay of Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe bank of a river

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

riverside · noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁réyp-eh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*reipā
  4. Latinrīpa
  5. Latinrīpārius
  6. Early Medieval Latinrīpāria
  7. Anglo-Normanriviere
  8. Middle Englishryver
  9. Englishriver
  10. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  11. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  13. Old Englishsīde
  14. Middle Englishside
  15. Englishside
  16. Englishriverside

From river + side.

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Riverside · proper noun

From river + side, see riverside.

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Translations

Ancient Greek παραποτάμιος
  • παραποτάμιος (parapotámios)by the side of the river
Bulgarian речен бряг, крайречен
  • речен бряг (rečen brjag)side of a river
  • крайречен (krajrečen)by the side of the river
Catalan ribera, riba
  • riberaside of a river
  • ribaside of a river
  • ribatgeside of a river
  • riberencby the side of the river
Chinese Cantonese 河邊 /河边, 河岸
  • 河邊 /河边 (ho⁴ bin¹)side of a river
  • 河岸 (ho⁴ ngon⁶)side of a river
  • 河畔 (ho⁴ bun⁶)side of a river
Chinese Mandarin 河岸, 河邊 /河边
  • 河岸 (hé'àn)side of a river
  • 河邊 /河边 (hébiān)side of a river
  • 河畔 (hépàn)side of a river
Estonian jõekallas, jõeäärne
  • jõekallasside of a river
  • jõeäärneby the side of the river
Finnish jokivarsi, jokivarressa
  • jokivarsiside of a river
  • jokivarressaby the side of the river
French berge, rive
  • bergeside of a river
  • riveside of a river
German Flussufer
  • Flussuferside of a river
Greek παραποτάμιος
  • παραποτάμιος (parapotámios)by the side of the river
Hindi तट
  • तट (taṭ)side of a river
Indonesian pinggir sungai, tepi sungai
  • pinggir sungaiby the side of the river
  • tepi sungaiby the side of the river
Japanese 河岸, 河畔
  • 河岸 (kawagishi)side of a river
  • 河畔 (kahan)side of a river
  • リバーサイド (ribāsaido)side of a river
Lithuanian paupinis
  • paupinisby the side of the river
Polish brzeg rzeki, brzegowy
  • brzeg rzekiside of a river
  • brzegowyby the side of the river
Portuguese ribeira
  • ribeiraside of a river
Russian бе́рег
  • бе́рег (béreg)side of a river
Spanish ribera, riba
  • riberaside of a river
  • ribaside of a river
  • ribereñoby the side of the river
Cite this entry
APA

riverside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside

MLA

“riverside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riverside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside.

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