Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
Similar
seacoastsea marge
nounThe foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek παράλιος
- παράλιος (parálios)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Arabic سَاحِل, شَاطِئ
- سَاحِل (sāḥil)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- شَاطِئ (šāṭiʔ)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Bulgarian крайбрежие
- крайбрежие (krajbrežie)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Chinese Mandarin 海岸, 海濱 /海滨
- 海岸 (hǎi'àn)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- 海濱 /海滨 (hǎibīn)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Finnish merenranta, rannikko
- merenrantathe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- rannikkothe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
French rivage, rive
- rivagethe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- rivethe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- bord de merthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
German Meeresküste, Seeküste
- Meeresküstethe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- Seeküstethe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- Küstethe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- Meeresuferthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- Meeresstrandthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Greek αιγιαλός, ακτή
- αιγιαλός (aigialós)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- ακτή (aktí)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- παράκτιος (paráktios)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Hungarian tengerpart
- tengerpartthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Japanese 海岸, 海浜
- 海岸 (kaigan)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- 海浜 (kaihin)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Korean 바닷가, 해변
- 바닷가 (badatga)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- 해변 (haebyeon)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- 해안 (haean)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Latin lītus, acta
- lītusthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- actathe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Latvian jūrmala
- jūrmalathe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Malay tepi pantai
- tepi pantaithe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Māori tahatai, tātahi
- tahataithe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- tātahithe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Portuguese beira-mar
- beira-marthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Russian побере́жье, примо́рье
- побере́жье (poberéžʹje)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- примо́рье (primórʹje)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- бе́рег мо́ря (béreg mórja)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Spanish litoral, costa
- litoralthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- costathe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Swedish havskust
- havskustthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Tagalog dalampasigan, baybayin
- dalampasiganthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- baybayinthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- tabing-dagatthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Turkish deniz kıyısı
- deniz kıyısıthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Ukrainian берег моря, морське́ побере́жжя
- берег моря (bereh morja)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- морське́ побере́жжя (morsʹké poberéžžja)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
- морське́ узбере́жжя (morsʹké uzberéžžja)the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
Vietnamese bờ biển
- bờ biểnthe coastal land bordering a sea or ocean
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seashore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seashore
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“seashore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seashore. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seashore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seashore.
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