seaside

noun

sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd How to pronounce seaside (audio)
: the district or land bordering the sea : country adjacent to the sea : seashore
seaside adjective

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Plus, there’s so much to see in Catalonia beyond Barcelona, not least the picturesque coves and charming seaside towns of the Costa Brava. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025 Social media users are proudly posting a mosaic of gourmet ocean-dwellers plucked from waters off the coasts of countries like Spain and Italy, with vibrant packaging that evokes a Mediterranean seaside vacation. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 27 May 2025 The band members wrote the new LP while living together in the remote seaside town of Southwold, in Norfolk, England. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 May 2025 Ringed by neoclassical and Liberty-style buildings, Piazza Unita d’Italia is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful in Europe for its grand dimensions and dramatic seaside setting. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaside

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaside was in the 13th century

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“Seaside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaside. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

seaside

noun
sea·​side -ˌsīd How to pronounce seaside (audio)
: the land bordering the sea : seacoast

Geographical Definition

Seaside

geographical name

Sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd How to pronounce Seaside (audio)
city on Monterey Bay in western California population 33,025

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