what is the english translation of Cote d’Azur?

February 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , ,
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  1. JavaJoe
    February 18th, 2009 at 13:55
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    The Azure coast.

    It would be in reference to the colour of the Mediterranean there. Very nice area I might add, great seafood as well.

  2. Rain
    February 20th, 2009 at 09:41
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    Cote d’Azur is the French name for the riviera.

    The French Riviera (French: Côte d’Azur, Occitan: Còsta Azzura) is part of France’s southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, reaching from Cassis to Menton, at the border with Italy. Cannes is host to the annual presentation of the Palme d’Or, which attracts movie stars from around the world.

  3. ?Mr. Gumby?
    February 21st, 2009 at 16:33
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    Literal translation is Côte = coast
    d’Azur = of azure

    azure as in bluish colour)

    The first recorded use of azure as a color name in English was in 1374, according to Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190

    Côte d’Azur is also known as the French Riviera.
    ‘Riviera’ itself is actually an italian word meaning
    …..you guessed it….coast.

    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
    It is made up of:

    •the former French province of Provence
    •the former papal territory of Avignon,
    known as Comtat Venaissin
    •the former Sardinian-Piedmontese county of Nice,
    whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera,
    and in French as the Côte d’Azur
    •the southeastern part of the former French province of Dauphiné, in the French Alps.

    In html terms, the Hex number for azure blue is
    #F0FFFF

  4. CASANOV
    February 22nd, 2009 at 13:04
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    It’s often referred to as the French Riviera

  5. Avodah
    February 23rd, 2009 at 16:30
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    The Blue Coast, as opposed to Cote d’Ivoire which is The Ivory Coast, in NW. Africa

  6. Darius
    February 26th, 2009 at 11:44
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    Azure coast (lit. coast of azure).
    lt’s not in reference to the colour of the sea but of the sky which is ‘bleu azur’, a colour close to the light blue.