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The Rive Gauche is the southern part. Rive Gauche' (French pronunciation: [ʁiv ɡoʃ]; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right.
Pierre-Louis De la Rive (21 October 1753, Geneva - 7 October 1817, Presinge) was a Swiss painter, engraver and designer. His works helped originate the Geneva School of landscape painting and he was often referred to as the "inventor" of the Alpine landscape.
The name is often thought to derive from the archaic French word bièvre meaning "beaver". However, there is no evidence of beavers having inhabited the area. Other suggested origins are a Celtic word for "mud", Latin bibere "to drink", and French bief, a word describing the man-made canals that carried water to mill wheels.
Susquehanna: Named after the Susquehannock Indians, whose name derives from an Algonquian word meaning "people at the falls", "roily water people", [23] or "muddy current". [24] Tennessee: Named for the Cherokee town of Tanasi, whose etymology is unknown. [25] Wabash: English spelling of French Ouabache, from Miami-Illinois waapaahšiiki, "it ...
The Seine Maritime, 123 kilometres (76 mi) from the English Channel at Le Havre to Rouen, is the only portion of the Seine used by ocean-going craft. [6] The tidal section of the Seine Maritime is followed by a canalized section ( Basse Seine ) with four large multiple locks until the mouth of the Oise at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (170 km [110 mi]).
Robert Riviere (1808–1882), English bookbinder; Roger Rivière (1936–1976), French cyclist; Roger-Arnould Rivière (1930–1959), French poet; Romaine Rivière, birth name of Romaine-la-Prophétesse (1750-?), Haitian revolutionary; Sam Riviere (born 1981), English poet and publisher; Théonie Rivière Mignot (1819–1875), American restaurateur
De la Rive, a surname and list of people; Joey Rive (July 8, 1963) American tennis player; Julie Rivé-King (1854-1937), American musician; Lyndon Rive, cofounder of Solar City and cousin of Elon Musk; Richard Rive (1931-1989), South African academic and writer; Robert Rive, 19th century photographer
In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...