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

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On sale April 22, The Waterfront House: Living with Style on the Coast is a colorful tribute to seaside projects from Florida to Antigua, featuring inspiring images of beautiful rooms with shimmering views. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025 Wear it with sandals to explore a seaside town or toss the top over a bikini for a beach bar look. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025 Grumpy and delightfully curt, Martin gives up his successful career as a surgeon after developing a fear of blood and takes over as a general practitioner in a small seaside town called Portwenn full of reliably quirky characters. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 In the first half of the 20th century, Benidorm was a small seaside town best known for its tuna fish and orange groves, but by the time Martinez arrived, a budding tourism scene was about to take off, providing him and his family with a ticket to a better life. Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaside

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 30 Apr. 2025.

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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