plage

Plage may refer to:Plage (astronomy), a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.Plage (mycology), a clear, unornamented area on the basal area of an ornamented fungal spore.
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Noun
1. the beach at a seaside resort
(hypernym) beach

n. plague, pestilence; harassment, infliction, pest, nuisance, calamity, act of imposing or meting out (punishment, etc.); act of causing something unpleasant (suffering, etc.)

v. plague, pester, beset, harass, trouble, annoy; toil, labor; wrestle with a problem

n. beach, seashore, shore

(n.)
A region; country.