riverside

¹

[ riv-er-sahyd ]

noun

1. a bank of a river.

adjective

1. on or near a bank of a river.

Riverside

²

[ riv-er-sahyd ]

noun

1. a city in SW California.

Riverside

/ ˈrɪvəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a city in SW California. Pop: 281 514 (2003 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of riverside¹

First recorded in 1325–75, riverside is from the Middle English word river-syde. See river ¹, side ¹

Example Sentences

In this striking, open-air, riverside plaza, you’ll find loads of free entertainment ranging from live music and film screenings to dance lessons, yoga sessions, and arts markets.

From Washington Blade

The Sunline system also runs a bus to Riverside to connect with the commuter rail system into Los Angeles.

From Washington Blade

The area was being redeveloped, and the spot was earmarked as the location of a new, riverside public park.

From Time

The surveys were conducted before reports about the vaccines’ effectiveness, and acceptance is likely to increase, said Riverside’s Williams.

From Washington Post

The district includes portions of both San Diego and Riverside counties so check the Secretary of State’s site to follow this one.

From Voice of San Diego

He met up with an old professor at UC Riverside, who asked him to talk to his class and tell his story.

From The Daily Beast

He knows it will be a work in progress forever, but hopes to add historical displays and a riverside memorial to honor the slaves.

From The Daily Beast

His basketball team, the Riverside King, had just lost 68-60 to Compton Dominguez, and the 6-foot-7 forward dropped in 17 points.

From The Daily Beast

I bundled Julia into a snowsuit, and we set off to Riverside Park.

From The Daily Beast

We lived in a comfortable house in a riverside Jewish neighbourhood in Baghdad.

From The Daily Beast

The crowd turned, slowly shambled down the riverside, and left us three standing there.

From Project Gutenberg

The writer was present in the riverside town of St Boniface on a certain still evening during the August of 1894.

From Project Gutenberg

A few small bushes grow in a little patch of vegetation by the riverside an hour higher up.

From Project Gutenberg

At Slane, a hill on the riverside about eight miles from its mouth, Saint Patrick built a beacon-fire.

From Project Gutenberg

At Riverside, the home of the orange, the two original Washington navel trees still stand.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• border
• coast
• riverbank
• sand
• seaboard
• seashore
• waterfront