riva

Definitions of riva
  1. noun
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    synonyms: proda, sponda
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    types:
    lungofiume
    the bank of a river
    type of:
    pendio
    an elevated geological formation
  2. noun
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    synonyms: costa, costiera, lido, litorale, marina, proda, riviera, sponda
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    type of:
    proda, sponda
    the land along the edge of a body of water
  3. noun
    the land along the edge of a body of water
    synonyms: proda, sponda
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    types:
    lungolago
    the shore of a lake
    costa, costiera, lido, litorale, marina, proda, riviera, sponda
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    type of:
    formazione, formazione geologica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
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