bicoastal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /baɪˈkoʊstəl/ (General-American)
- /baɪˈkəʊstəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English coastal English bicoastal From bi- + coastal.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or concentrated on two coasts, often specifically the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
Chess, it seems, is even more bicoastal than the usual occasions of midwestern envy.
1988 April 1, Harold Henderson, “Addicted to Chess”, in Chicago Reader:It would be false to suggest CBD is nothing more than an obsession for reiki-adjacent bicoastal millennials.
2018 October 27, Alex Williams, “Why Is CBD Everywhere?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bicoastal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bicoastal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |