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costiero

coastal

adjective koh-STYEH-roh Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Usage Note

Costiero is the standard adjective for 'coastal' or 'littoral': città costiera (coastal city), navigazione costiera (coastal navigation). It agrees in gender and number: costiero / costiera / costieri / costiere. The noun costa (coast) is its root; do not confuse costiero with costoso (expensive), which shares the same first syllable.

Examples

"Le città costiere attirano molti turisti."

Natural Translation

Coastal cities attract many tourists.

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