Nîmes

[ neem ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.

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How to use Nîmes in a sentence

  • Here Vincèn narrates a foot-race in which he took part at Nimes, and Mirèio listens in rapt attention.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • Answers were received from three towns—Pau, Sens, and Nimes.

    International Language | Walter J. Clark
  • I am the old stage-coach who used to do the road betwixt Nimes and Tarascon twenty year agone.

    Tartarin of Tarascon | Alphonse Daudet
  • Even Reboul, the poet-baker of Nimes, deserted his muse and his kneading trough to solicit the suffrages of his fellow-citizens.

  • Vamba marched in person against Navarre, and sent Paulo his general to Nimes.

    Patraas | R. H. Busk

British Dictionary definitions for Nîmes

Nîmes

/ (French nim) /


noun
  1. a city in S France: Roman remains including an amphitheatre and the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Pop: 133 424 (1999)

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