Nîmes

[ neem ]

/ nim /

noun

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

Gard

[ gar ]

/ gar /

noun

a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.

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Examples from the Web for nimes

I am the old stage-coach who used to do the road betwixt Nimes and Tarascon twenty year agone.
Tartarin of Tarascon|Alphonse Daudet
In 1774, the two children of Roux, a Calvinist of Nimes, are carried off.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
On leaving Nimes I resolved to spend the carnival at Aix, where the nobility is of the most distinguished character.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
While at Nimes, the two poet-artisans met—Reboul the baker and Jasmin the barber.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

In the diocese of Nimes was the valley of Vannage, renowned for its rich vegetation.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nimes

Gard

/ (French ɡar) /

noun

a department of S France, in Languedoc-Roussillon region. Capital: Nîmes. Pop: 648 522 (2003 est). Area: 5881 sq km (2294 sq miles)

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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