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Nîmes

[neem]
–noun
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins. 133,942.

Gard

[gar]
–noun
a department in S France. 494,575; 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
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Nîmes   (nēm)   
A city of southern France northeast of Montpellier. Thought to have been founded by Greek colonists, it was one of the leading cities of Roman Gaul and has many important ruins dating from the first and second centuries A.D. Population: 143,000.
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