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Antibes
Antibes , resort town (1990 pop. 70,688), in Alpes-Maritimes dept., SE France, on the Riviera . It is a seaport and the center of a great flower-growing region; a school of horticulture is there. Nearby is the fashionable resort Cap d'Antibes. The town was founded as a Greek colony in the 4th cent. BC A fortified port, it still has the 16th-century Fort Carré. Also of interest is a Grimaldi château (14th and 16th cent.) housing a museum that includes numerous works of Picasso. Roman ruins are to the south. |
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"Antibes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Antibes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Antibes.html "Antibes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Antibes.html |
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Antibes
Antibes, Provence‐Alpes‐Côte d'Azur/France Antipolis ‘Opposite the City’ or ‘City on the Opposite Side (of the Bay)’, i.e. from Nice. The current name is derived from the Greek one from anti ‘opposite’ and polis; they founded a trading centre here.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Antibes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Antibes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Antibes.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Antibes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Antibes.html |
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Antibes
Antibes
•Antibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, grebe, Maghrib, plebe
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"Antibes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Antibes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Antibes.html "Antibes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Antibes.html |
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