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Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach

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A city and beach resort in northeastern Florida known for wide sandy beaches and car races
  • proper noun
  • /deɪˈtoʊnə biːtʃ/
translation icon : Daytona Beach
  • The city of Daytona Beach is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant atmosphere.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Daytona Beach News-Journal

Examples

  • "Santa Elena, Once Capital of Florida, Found," Daytona Beach (FL) Morning Journal, July 13, 1979; Stanley South, An Archaeological Evolution (New York, 2005), 322-23.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Charles Coe, Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission at New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida (Daytona Beach, FL, 1941).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many people visit Daytona Beach to experience its famous motorcycle races and festivals.

  • The Daytona Beach Boardwalk is a popular destination for families during the summer.

Surface Forms

Daytona Beach main

Morphology

Daytona + beach

The noun 'beach' makes clear that the phrase refers to a coastal place, so learners who know 'beach' can infer a seaside location. However, 'Daytona' is a proper name (not semantically transparent or dictionary-defined here) and the specific referent and cultural associations (a city/resort known for racing) cannot be derived from the constituents alone, so the meaning is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Daytona Beach may come from a person named Day: people once called the place 'Day's town', which became Daytona, and Beach was added because the town is by the sea. That's why Daytona Beach today means a seaside city known for its long sandy shores and famous car races.