Nîmes

[ neem ]

/ nim /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Nîmes

nimbus, nimbus clouds, NIMBY, nimbyism, Nimeiry, Nîmes, NIMH, nimiety, niminy-piminy, Nimitz, Nimitz, Admiral Chester

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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.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

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

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

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