Arles

[ahrlz; French arl]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for arles

Contemporary Examples of arles

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
An artist in Arles cut the bull shapes from rolls of linoleum.
Toro! Painting the Goyesque
Anthony Haden-Guest
September 30, 2010

Historical Examples of arles

It remains for you to spread broadcast the virtues of Arles.
A Journey Through France in War Time
Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
Suffice it that Mr. Bernard Capes has conducted her to Arles.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914
Various
We have only indirect evidence that Arles was a double monastery.
Early Double Monasteries
Constance Stoney
In those other days at dear Arles she was too good for you to know her.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866
Various
Constantius convokes the Council of Arles, which condemns Arianism.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03
Various

British Dictionary definitions for arles

Arles

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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