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• Costa can refer to places (see below).
• Costa can be a family name (see below).
• Costa is the technical name for a rib.
• Costa also refers to the leading edge of the forewing in Lepidoptera.
• Costa is also a Greek first name.
• Costa Coffee, a UK coffee shop chain.
• Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe
• Costa Book Awards, formerly the Whitbread Book Award, a literary award in the UK
• Costa's minimal surface, an embedded minimal surface discovered in 1982 by the Brazilian mathematician Celso Costa

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The human rib cage. ... This article provides a list of terms used in the formal descriptions of butterfly species. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... Costa Coffee is a coffee house company based in the United Kingdom founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... A rendering of Costas minimal surface. ...

Places

There are places that have the name Costa (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for coast): The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ...

Nation

• Costa Rica

In France

• Costa, a commune of the Haute-Corse département, on the island of Corsica

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Haute-Corse is a French département. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... “Corsican” redirects here. ...

In Italy

• Costa de' Nobili, in the province of Pavia
• Costa di Mezzate, in the province of Bergamo
• Costa di Rovigo, in the province of Rovigo
• Costa di Serina, in the province of Bergamo
• Costa Masnaga, in the province of Lecco
• Costa Valle Imagna, in the province of Bergamo
• Costa Vescovato, in the province of Alessandria
• Costa Volpino, in the province of Bergamo

Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Province of Pavia (PV) Mayor Elevation 66 m Area 11. ... Pavia (It. ... Costa di Mezzate is a commune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy. ... Bergamo (It. ... Costa di Rovigo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 7 km southwest of Rovigo. ... Rovigo (It. ... Costa di Serina is a commune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy. ... Bergamo (It. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Province of Lecco (LC) Mayor Elevation 318 m Area 5. ... Lecco (It. ... Costa Valle Imagna is a commune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy. ... Bergamo (It. ... Costa Vescovato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Alessandria. ... Alessandria (It. ... Costa Volpino is a commune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy. ... Bergamo (It. ...

In Portugal

• Costa, a parish in the district of Guimarães

District or region Braga Mayor   - Party Magalhães Silva PS Area 241. ...

In Scotland

• Costa, Orkney Islands

In Spain

Clockwise:

• Costa Brava (Spanish and Catalan, English: Brave Coast), in the province of Girona (Girona),
• Costa del Azahar (Orange-flower Coast), (province of Valencia),
• Costa Blanca ("White Coast"), province of Alicante,
• Costa Calida ("Hot Coast"), Region of Murcia,
• Costa Dorada ("Golden Coast") on the coast of Catalonia,
• Costa de Almería ("Almería Coast"), Almería (province),
• Costa del Sol ("Sun Coast"), in the province of Málaga (Málaga),
• Costa de la Luz ("Coast of the Light"), province of Huelva,
• Costa da Morte (Galician, Spanish: Costa de la Muerte, English: Coast of Death), in the province of A Coruña (A Coruña)
• Costa Esmeralda ("Emerald Coast") Asturias,
• Costa Verde ("Green Coast") Cantabria, and
• Costa Vasca ("Basque Coast") Basque Country. See also Cote Basque.

Lloret de Mar, the largest resort in the Costa Brava The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and La Selva, in the province of Girona. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... Girona province Girona (Spanish: Gerona) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Girona menamora Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Girona (Catalan) Spanish name Gerona Founded 79 BC Postal code 1700X Area code 34 (Spain) + 972 (Girona) Website http://www. ... Costa del Azahar (Spanish for Orange Blossom Coast) is the name for the coast of the provinces Castellón and Valencia and part of Alicante in Spain, from Alcanar to the Cabo de la Nao. ... Binomial name (L.) Osbeck Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Valencia | Provinces of Spain ... Costa Blanca refers to the over 200 kilometres of coastline belonging to the Province of Alicante in Spain, which itself is a comarca of the Land of Valencia. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... Costa Calida Renowned for its unique micro-climate, one of the healthiest in the world, the Costa Calida stretches for 250 km along the southern coast of Spain from the Mar Menor down to Aguilas, in the south. ... Capital Murcia Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... This article resolves the various uses of the name Gold Coast. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... Almería province Almería is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... The Costa del Sol is a region which comprises the coastal towns and communities in the Málaga province, along the Mediterranean coastline. ... Location of Málaga Municipality Málaga  - Mayor Francisco de la Torre Prados Area    - City 385. ... The Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) is a section of the Spanish coast facing the Atlantic Ocean, extending from Tarifa, at the southernmost tip of Spain, north and northwestward, to the mouth of the Guadiana River. ... Huelva province Doñana Huelva is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Costa da Morte (i. ... Galician (Galician: galego, IPA: ) is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community with the constitutional status of historic nationality, located in northwestern Spain and small bordering zones in neighbouring autonomous communities of Asturias and Castilla y León. ... A Coruña (also: La Coruña in Spanish, La Corogne in French and La Croyne and Corunna in English) is the most North-western Atlantic facing province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. ... A Coruña , (in English Corunna, in Spanish La Coruña, and in Galician A Coruña) is a Galician city, in north-western Spain. ... Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian have special status Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10,604 km²  2. ... Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5,321 km²  1. ...

Other

• Costa Mesa
• Costa Verde

Surnames

• Costa (meaning Coast) or da Costa (from the Coast) is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil and in other countries of Portuguese language. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

• • António Costa, Portuguese politician
  • Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician
  • Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian religious figure
  • Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro, Brazilian politician
  • Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
  • Isaac da Costa, Dutch Jewish writer
  • Jim Costa, Portuguese-American politician
  • João da Costa, Portuguese Jesuit
  • Jorge Costa, Portuguese football player
  • Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner
  • Oscar da Costa, Spitting Image caricaturist
  • Manuel Pinto da Costa, former president of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Marcos Costa, Brazilian boxer
  • Martinho da Costa Lopes, East Timorese religious and political leader
  • Matt Costa, Famous American folk singer and songwriter.
  • Ricardo Costa, Portuguese filmmaker
  • Robert Costa, American policitian.
  • Ronaldo da Costa, Brazilian runner
  • Rui Costa, Portuguese football player
  • Terry Costa, Canadian artist
  • Uriel da Costa, Portuguese Jewish writer

• Costa is also a surname in Italy:
  • Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter.
  • Sir Michael Costa, Italian-born English composer and conductor.
  • Paolo Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament.

The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Portuguese ( , also língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is today Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal as Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about a thousand years ago. ... António Costa (born 17 July 1961 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese politician and was a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. ... Antonio da Costa Santos (Toninho) was a Brazilian architect and politician affiliated to the Workers Party (PT). ... Dom Carlos Duarte Costa Carlos Duarte Costa or Saint Carlos of Brazil (1888-1961) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church; after being excommunicated by Pope Pius XII, he established the Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil. ... Categories: Brazil-related stubs | Presidents of Brazil | People stubs ... Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos September 26, 1945) in Salvador, Brazil, is a popular singer in Brazil. ... Isaac da Costa (born January 14, 1798 in Amsterdam; died April 28, 1860 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands) was a Dutch language poet. ... Jim Costa (born April 13, 1952) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of California. ... Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida, born 14 October 1971 in Oporto, Portugal is a professional footballer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An Urban planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... Manuel Pinto da Costa (b. ... Marcos André Rocha Costa (born April 6, 1979 in Salvador, Bahia) is a boxer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 64 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. ... Martinho da Costa Lopes (1918 - February 27, 1991), East Timorese religious and political leader. ... Motto Honra, Pátria e Povo(Portuguese) Honour, Homeland and People Anthem Pátria Capital (and largest city) Dili Official languages Portuguese, Tetum1 Government Republic  -  President Xanana Gusmão  -  Prime Minister José Ramos Horta Independence from Portugal2   -  Declared November 28, 1975   -  Recognized May 20, 2002  Area  -  Total 14,609 km... Matt Costa (born June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California. ... RICARDO COSTA is a Portuguese film director and producer. ... // Robert A. Costa is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 33B, which is located in Anne Arundel County. ... Ronaldo da Costa (born June 7, 1970 in Descoberto, Brazil) broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin. ... Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa (pron. ... Uriel da Costa (ca. ... Lorenzo Costa (1460 - 1535) was an Italian painter. ... Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (February 14, 1808 - April 29, 1884) was an Italian-born conductor and composer. ... 151. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...

Related family names

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