The area immediately adjacent to or bordering the coast; a place located by the seaside.
Compound of 'coast' and 'side' (from Old English side). This term is often used as a place name or descriptor, particularly in British English to indicate coastal residential areas.
Seaside towns were Victorian vacation destinations where wealthy people would go for their health—fresh sea air was thought to cure diseases, creating a whole new type of coastal community!
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