Right Bank

Right Bank

The right bank of a river is the side to one's right while facing downstream. As a name, Right Bank may refer to:

*Rive Droite, the right bank of the Seine in Paris; "droite" means "right" in French
*Right Bank (Biscay), the right bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain
* The land to the west of the Right Bank of the Dnieper River which Polish nationalists have long claimed is a part of historical Poland, but which is today part of the nations of Ukraine and Belarus
*A section of Bordeaux along the Gironde river that include the wine regions of Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Bourg and Blaye


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