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feminine

/ˈkos.ta/

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Translation

coast

Word origin

From Latin costa ('rib, side, flank'), the sense shifting to the side or edge of the land. The same root gives English coast and costal.

Origin: Latin
Root: costa
English cognates: coast, costal

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcostas

Examples

We spent the summer on the southern coast.

The house is near the coast.

The coasts of this island are very beautiful.

A boat passed along the coast.

The coastal wind was cold that morning.

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This word is part of lesson 27.