coastland C2+ Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈkoʊstˌlænd/ UK /ˈkəʊstˌlænd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun land bordering the sea; coastal country Vineyards stretched across the sunny coastland. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · land bordering the sea;... coastlineseaboardlittoralshoreseasidecoast ↔ Opposites inlandhinterland Word family Related forms coastlandcoastline Etymology AI details A compound of coast (from Old French coste, from Latin costa 'rib, side') + land. Topics Places & Geography External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # coastland **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊstˌlænd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊstˌlænd/ ## Meanings 1. land bordering the sea; coastal country ## Examples - Vineyards stretched across the sunny coastland. ## Synonyms - coastline - seaboard - littoral - shore - seaside - coast ## Antonyms - inland - hinterland ## Related Forms - coast - land - coastline ## Etymology A compound of coast (from Old French coste, from Latin costa 'rib, side') + land. ## AI Etymology Coastland is a compound of coast (from Old French coste, from Latin costa 'rib, side') + land. Morphologically, coastland is transparent: it is a compound of coast (from Old French coste, from Latin costa 'rib, side') + land. Used as a noun, coastland now means "land bordering the sea; coastal country", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as coast, land, and coastline. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown