Left Bank generally refers to the bank of a river or other body of water that is on the left side when facing downstream. It may specifically refer to:
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Left Bank of the Rhine, the western bank of the Rhine, formerly part of the Holy Roman Empire
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Left Bank (Biscay)
The left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao (Spanish, ''Margen Izquierda'' / Basque, ''Ezkerraldea'') is a part of the Greater Bilbao region, its main towns are Barakaldo, Sestao, Santurtzi and Portugalete and in addition to the iron mines (''Zona Min ...
, the left bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain
* The left bank of the Ishim in
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
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Left-bank Ukraine
The Left-bank Ukraine is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left (east) bank of the Dnieper River, comprising the modern-day oblasts of Chernihiv, Poltava and Sumy as well as the eastern parts of Kyiv and Cherkasy.
Left-bank Ukrain ...
, a historical region in Ukraine and part of Kyiv
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Bordeaux wine regions#Left Bank, a wine region in France
* Left Bank, a laneway adjoining
Cuba Street, Wellington
Cuba Street is a prominent city street in Wellington, New Zealand. Among the best known and most popular streets in the city, the Cuba precinct has been labelled Wellington's cultural centre, and is known for its high-per-capita arts scene the ...
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Rive Gauche
The Rive Gauche (; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Dr ...
, the southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France
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Left Bank (horse)
Left Bank (May 9, 1997 – October 7, 2002) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Out of the mare, Marshesseaux, Left Bank was sired by Jerome Handicap winner, French Deputy, a son of Deputy Minister who was the 1981 Canad ...
, an American Thoroughbred racehorse
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''Left Bank'' (film), a 2008 Belgian film
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Rive Gauche Nightclub, a Parisian-themed nightclub in the River West District of Chicago, US
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Left Bank
In geography, a bank is the land alongside a body of water.
Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography.
In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrain alongsid ...
, an offshoot of the French New Wave
* "Left Bank", a song from the 2007 album ''
Pocket Symphony'' by Air
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St Margaret of Antioch Church, Leeds, now an arts centre known as Left Bank Leeds
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Bank (geography)
In geography, a bank is the land alongside a body of water.
Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography.
In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrain alongsid ...
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Right Bank (disambiguation)
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The Left Banke
The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina". The band often used what the Music journalism, music press refer ...
, a 1960s American pop group
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