Meanings
riverside1
plural riversides
- 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 16Synonyms: riverbank
Riverside2
- A place name applied to a locality, especially a city, that is situated beside a river.
- A moniker of anything that becomes associated with such a locality, such as an event, school, or organization.
- Places in Australia:
- Places in Canada:
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
- A former rural municipality of Manitoba.
- A community in Middlesex County, Ontario.
- A neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario.
- A community in the township of Tay, Simcoe County, Ontario.
- A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.
- A rural municipality in Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168.
- Places in the United Kingdom:
- A district of Redditch, Worcestershire, England.
- A residential area and commercial area of Newport, Wales.
- Places in the United States:
- A city in St. Clair County, Alabama.
- A populated place in Pinal County, Arizona.
- 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 - A former settlement in Humboldt County, California.
- A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
- A neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
- A tiny town in Colquitt County, Georgia.
- An inner neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
- A former settlement in Bonner County, Idaho.
- A neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana.
- A small city in Washington County, Iowa.
- A neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas.
- A neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts; a suburb of Boston.
- An unincorporated community in Hagar Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
- A neighborhood of Ypsilanti, Michigan, where many students of Eastern Michigan University live.
- A neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Forrest County, Mississippi; also known as Lakeview.
- A small city in Platte County, Missouri; a suburb of Kansas City.
- A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Burt County, Nebraska.
- A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- A neighborhood of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey.
- A former village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- A neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.
- A village in Steuben County, New York.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
- A hamlet in the town of Unadilla, Otsego County, New York.
- A city in Montgomery County, Ohio.
- A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The former name of an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, now Riverwood.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stonycreek Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighborhood of East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; a suburb of Providence.
- A small city in Walker County, Texas.
- A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee.
- A neighborhood of Spokane, Washington.
- A small town in Okanogan County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Blaine, Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Gratiot, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- A tiny town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
- Places in the Philippines:
- A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
- A sitio in the barangay of Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
- A sitio in the barangay of Ambiong, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
- A barangay of San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines.
- A barangay of Bilar, Bohol, Philippines.
- A barangay of Oras, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
- A barangay of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
- A barangay of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Bilar, Bohol, Philippines.
- A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
- A barangay of Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines.
Synonyms: Poblacion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bank or side of a river.
adjectiveAt or near the side of a river.
proper nounA barangay of Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
riverside · noun, adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁réyp-eh₂
- Proto-Italic*reipā
- Latinrīpa
- Latinrīpārius
- Early Medieval Latinrīpāria
- Anglo-Normanriviere
- Middle Englishryver
- Englishriver
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
- Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
- Old Englishsīde
- Middle Englishside
- Englishside
- Englishriverside
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
riverside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside
“riverside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riverside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverside.
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