Costa Brava

[ kos-tuh brah-vuh, kaw-stuh, koh-; Spanish kaws-tah brah-vah ]

noun

1. a coastal region in northeastern Spain, extending northeast along the Mediterranean from Barcelona to France.

Costa Brava

/ ˈkɒstə ˈbrɑːvə /

noun

1. a coastal region of NE Spain along the Mediterranean, extending from Barcelona to the French border: many resorts

Example Sentences

The team compared the data obtained in the Costa Brava by the volunteers with different training levels in the application of the sampling protocol, to observe whether there as an improvement between the first and the second sampling after training.

From Science Daily

Thus, last year, the UB and Observadors del Mar organized the Coralligenous Weekends, which received the participation of seventy volunteers and seven diving centers of Costa Brava that followed the Atenció Coralls! protocols to assess the impact of heatwaves on more than 10,000 gorgonians -- 95 censuses in sixteen towns -- in Cap de Creus and in Espai Natura 2000 Baix Empordà.

From Science Daily

Today, one only needs to walk along the coastal paths of the Costa Brava and other parts of the coast to see the effects of these plants.

From Science Daily

The northeastern region of Catalonia, including Barcelona and the Costa Brava, was the most visited area.

From Washington Times

At its heart, though, “Costa Brava, Lebanon” is a delicately wrought portrait of a family desperately trying to keep it together in the face of a world gone mad.

From New York Times