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

Examples of seaside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One noteworthy enthusiast of the sleepy seaside town? Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024 Orange County Transportation Authority officials also are monitoring a half-dozen other places in San Clemente where the eroded beach could undermine the railroad or the steep seaside bluffs could collapse on it. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024 Croatia, with its 1,104-mile-long Adriatic coastline dotted with villas, seaside mansions and island hideaways, is well positioned to serve a burgeoning luxury holiday home market. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 The vibe is more secluded at Claughton House, a spacious five-bedroom seaside villa on a coconut plantation with a chef and a private butler, overlooking the pristine and secluded Kudawella Bay near the town of Dikwella. Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 The artist turns to nature as a perennial inspiration for her paintings, which tend to evoke seaside landscapes and rushing rivers with their showers of flicked and dripped pigment. Coco Romack, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Magic wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the happy group, posed on the deck, in front of a dramatic backdrop of seaside cliffs. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024 He was arrested at a seaside hotel in the Dominican Republic in October after being accused of assaulting a local music producer. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2024 Explore Venice 10 of 20 Ocean Springs, Mississippi This small seaside town on the gulf coast has a thriving arts community, with museums, galleries, and a cultural center with a calendar full of concerts, plays, and other performances. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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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