Arles

[ ahrlz; French arl ]

/ ɑrlz; French arl /

noun

a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.

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Examples from the Web for arles

An artist in Arles cut the bull shapes from rolls of linoleum.
Toro! Painting the Goyesque|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Swansea approached the owner of the arena in Arles, got the gig, and set to work.
Toro! Painting the Goyesque|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was plundered in 730 by the Saracens, but in the 10th century became the capital of the kingdom of Arles (see below).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
Danbury, Connecticut, has as many inhabitants as Arles, and it makes about all the hats that are worn in America.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow Paine

Mrs. Arles, after a hurried acknowledgment, slipped over to Éloise.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864|Various
Avignon, Nmes, Arles, and a score of points of interest lie within a few miles of one another.
A Spring Walk in Provence|Archibald Marshall
An altar had been erected under the yew-tree where the Archbishop of Arles fell.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

British Dictionary definitions for arles

Arles

/ (ɑːlz, French arl) /

noun

a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 50 513 (1999)

Kingdom of Arles a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200

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