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Nîmes

[ neem ]

noun

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


Nîmes

/ 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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At a campaign rally in Nîmes on Thursday night, Sarkozy worked the crowd.

She made a little helpless gesture and turned and joined her companions, who went on their way to Nîmes.

The divisions in the Christian faith, which followed so closely the fervours of the Crusades, were most disastrous to Nîmes.

On his return he stopped at Nîmes and held a Council for the same holy purpose.

No city could offer greater contrast to the ancient and dignified classicism of Nîmes.

I think that there can be no more beautiful town in the world than Nîmes in springtime.

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