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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

Those who decide to press ahead with their appeals will go on trial at the end of the year in Nîmes, southern France.

From BBC Mar. 6, 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

Ferrand and his father were at Montpellier entertaining the French court, which they accompanied to Nîmes.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

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