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Nîmes

American  
[neem] / nim /

noun

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


Nîmes British  
/ 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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Prisons in Toulon, Aix-En-Provence, Marseille, Valence and Nîmes in southern France, and in Villepinte and Nanterre, near Paris were among those targeted.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

The newspaper lists six establishments as being targeted: in Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luynes, Villepinte, and Nanterre.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

The prosecutor’s office in Nîmes opened an investigation on Sunday.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

“The front of the Supreme Court building is the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France, enlarged.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022

The Romans intended these three colossal tiers of columns, one above the other, merely as supports for the aqueduct at the top, which conducted water to Nîmes.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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