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Beach vs Copacabana - What's the difference?

beach | copacabana |

As proper nouns the difference between beach and copacabana

is that beach is while copacabana is the main beach in rio de janeiro.

beach

English

(wikipedia beach)

Noun

(es)
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
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  • (rft-sense) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  • *
  • The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

    • Synonyms

    * * (horizontal strip of land adjoining water) sand, strand, backshore

    Derived terms

    {{der3, beach break , beach volleyball , beachball , beachberry , beachboy , beachcast , beachcomber , beachfront , beach flea , beachgrass , beachline , beach wagon}}

    Verb

    (es)
  • To run (something) aground on a beach.

    • Synonyms

    * strand

    Derived terms

    * unbeached

    copacabana

    English

    (wikipedia Copacabana)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • the main beach in Rio de Janeiro
  • (figuratively) a beached area known for partying.
  • :2007 , The Times - Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry
  • ::just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.