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English
Etymology
From French Côte d’Azur, from côte (“coast”)+azur (“azure”)
- (cycling): From being a light blue coloured margin; light blue being akin to azure and a margin being akin to a coast; also seeming like a band of water, reminiscent of the waters of the French Riviera.
Proper noun
the Cote d'Azur
- Alternative form of Côte d'Azur (“French Riviera”)
Noun
Cote d'Azur
- (cycling, informal) The warning track at the bottom of a velodrome, a non-racing surface representing the base of the banked oval course.