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Na Stírce Lido in Prague
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Freibad in Tübingen, southern Germany

In British English, a lido (/ˈld/ LEE-doh, /ˈld/ LY-doh)[1] is a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun, or participate in water sports. On a cruise ship or ocean liner, the lido deck features outdoor pools and related facilities.

Lido, an Italian word for "beach", forms part of the place names of several Italian seaside towns known for their beaches, such as Lido di Venezia, the barrier beach enclosing the Venetian Lagoon. The term may have found its way into English via English visitors returning from the Lido di Venezia, where people have bathed in the sea since the late 19th century.[2]

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  1. See entry for lido in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 6th ed. (2007). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1593.
  2. In German speaking countries, a Freibad is a public outdoor bath with usually several swimming pools for a larger crowd (frei, free, refers to the outdoor aspect). This is a common institution even in smaller cities. The Dutch equivalent is openluchtbad/openluchtzwembad (open air bath) or buitenbad (outdoor bath). Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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