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Costa may refer to: * Costa (surname), including origin of the name and people sharing the surname * Costa, scientific term, from Latin ''costa'' "rib" (plural ''costae'') * * Costa (botany), the central strand of a bryophyte leaf or thallus * * Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral * * Costa (entomology), the leading edge of the forewing of winged insects, as well as a part of the male clasper * * In vertebrate anatomy, a rib * ''Costa!'', a 2001 Dutch film from BNN * Costa Book Awards, formerly the Whitbread Book Award, a literary award in the United Kingdom * Costa Coffee, a British coffee shop chain, sponsor of the award * Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe * Costa's Garden Odyssey, an Australian television gardening program hosted by landscape architect Costa Georgiadis * Costa-Gavras (born 1933), Greek-French filmmaker == Places == In general, "Costa" (or simila) is a common Romance toponym indicating a coastal location. Places named "Costa" without specifiers are: * Costa, Haute-Corse, a commune on the island of Corsica
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