coastland

C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈkoʊstˌlænd/ UK /ˈkəʊstˌlænd/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
land bordering the sea; coastal country

Vineyards stretched across the sunny coastland.

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1 noun · land bordering the sea;... coastline seaboard littoral shore seaside coast

Opposites

inland hinterland

Word family

Related forms coast land coastline

Etymology

A compound of coast (from Old French coste, from Latin costa 'rib, side') + land.

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Nature & Landscape

# 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
- Nature & Landscape

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