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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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He even had a model made of the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, the best preserved of Roman temples, and had it copied at the state capitol building in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

But the court of appeal in Nîmes rejected his argument and extended his original nine-year jail term to 10 years.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2025

David Pelicot and Caroline Darian have called themselves the "forgotten victims" of the trial and next week in Nîmes, Gisèle will only be accompanied by Florian, the youngest of her children.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

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

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

From Barcelona you can get direct to Nîmes, and on to Montauban.

From The Stretton Street Affair by William Le Queux

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