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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

flanc de coteau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: flan də koto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hillside/ˈhɪl.saɪd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Les vignes poussent sur le flanc de coteau."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The sloping side of a hill.

    "Wildflowers bloom across the hillside every spring."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Located on or relating to the side of a hill.

    "They built a beautiful hillside villa overlooking the valley."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a combination of 'hill' (from Old English 'hyll', of Proto-Germanic origin) and 'side' (from Old English 'sīde', meaning flank or lateral part). Recorded since Middle English, it originally described the sloping flank of a hill and has remained structurally and semantically stable.

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