Côte d'Azur

American

[koht da-zyr] / koʊt daˈzür /

noun

French name of the Riviera.

Côte d'Azur British

/ kot dazyr /

noun

the Mediterranean coast of France, including the French Riviera: forms an administrative region with Provence

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Jones will join him next season on the Cote d'Azur and remain an integral part of Scotland's plans.

From BBC

On the Cote d'Azur, Argentina forward Joaquin Panichelli opened the scoring for Rosenior's visitors with a penalty on 13 minutes.

From Barron's

Now a study led by Zhou, much of which was conducted while he was at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur in France, has revealed the reason for this gap - and in doing so solved some long-standing mysteries about asteroid rotation.

From Science Daily

The change has been introduced after a soporific race in 2024 that followed years of growing concerns about the tendency towards uneventful grands prix on the historic streets on the Cote d'Azur.

From BBC

The Cote d'Azur allows for shorts and T-shirt attire in early February as temperatures reached almost 20 degrees, although the locals still have their coats on.

From BBC

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