Standard Lemma guide

beachside

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbit͡ʃˌsaɪd/
  • /ˈbiːtʃ.saɪd/
  • rhymes with -iːtʃsaɪd
  • homophone: beachside
  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 CH S AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Bordering a beach

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • beachside property

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The land bordering a beach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English beachside From beach + side.

The town is located on a beach.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ranta- — bordering a beach
  • Finnish: rannalla — bordering a beach
  • Finnish: rantamaa — land bordering a beach
  • Finnish: ranta — land bordering a beach