adj · name · 4 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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UK:/ˈkəʊstəl/
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US:/ˈkoʊstəl/
rhymes with -əʊstəl
CMU ARPABET:K OW1 S T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
Examples
coastal town
coastal breeze
coastal elites
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Coastal Carolina University.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
located on or near or bordering on a coast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
coastal marshes
coastal waters
the Atlantic coastal plain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inland
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to a coast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
coastal erosion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
coster
— relating to the coast
Catalan:
costaner
— relating to the coast
Catalan:
costal
— relating to the coast
Ngazidja Comorian:
-a mpvwa
— relating to the coast
Danish:
kystnær
— relating to the coast
French:
côtier
— relating to the coast
Galician:
costeiro
— relating to the coast
Georgian:
სანაპირო
(sanaṗiro)
— relating to the coast
German:
Küsten-
— relating to the coast
Greek:
παράκτιος
(paráktios)
— relating to the coast
Greek:
παραλιακός
(paraliakós)
— relating to the coast
Hindi:
तटीय
(taṭīya)
— relating to the coast
Hindi:
तटवर्ती
(taṭvartī)
— relating to the coast
Hungarian:
parti
— relating to the coast
Italian:
costiero
— relating to the coast
Italian:
litoraneo
— relating to the coast
Italian:
rivierasco
— relating to the coast
Marathi:
किनारी
(kinārī)
— relating to the coast
Marathi:
तटस्थ
(taṭastha)
— relating to the coast
Norwegian Bokmål:
kystnær
— relating to the coast
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kystnær
— relating to the coast
Polish:
przybrzeżny
— relating to the coast
Portuguese:
costeiro
— relating to the coast
Romanian:
costier
— relating to the coast
Russian:
берегово́й
(beregovój)
— relating to the coast
Russian:
прибре́жный
(pribréžnyj)
— relating to the coast
Spanish:
costero
— relating to the coast
Spanish:
costanero
— relating to the coast
Spanish:
costeño
— relating to the coast
Spanish:
costino
— relating to the coast
Spanish:
litoral
— relating to the coast
Swedish:
kustnära
— relating to the coast
Swedish:
kustsk
— relating to the coast
Turkish:
kıyısal
— relating to the coast
Turkish:
sahilsel
— relating to the coast
Ukrainian:
берегови́й
(berehovýj)
— relating to the coast
Ukrainian:
прибере́жний
(pryberéžnyj)
— relating to the coast
