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Nîmes
Nîmes , city (1990 pop. 133,607), capital of Gard dept., S France, in Cévennes. An important market town and rail hub, its products include machinery, textiles and clothing, and tinware. An old Gallic town, it became Roman c.120 BC As Nemausus it was an important city, one of the finest of Narbonensis province (see Gaul ). United to the French crown in 1258, it later became a stronghold of the Huguenots but suffered greatly from the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Nîmes is famous for its remarkable collection of Roman relics. The magnificent Roman arena (1st cent. AD), seating up to 24,000, is still in use. The well-preserved Maison Carée [square house], a Roman temple (1st or 2d cent. AD), one of the finest extant examples of Roman architecture, houses a museum of Roman antiquities. Other Roman relics are the temple of Diana (2d cent. AD), a watchtower, and the nearby Pont du Gard . |
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"Nîmes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Nîmes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Nimes.html "Nîmes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Nimes.html |
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Nîmes
Nîmes, Languedoc‐Roussillon/France Nemausas Originally the capital of a local Celtic tribe, it was Romanized, becoming a colony in 27 bc. It was given a name that comes from that of the ‘spirit’ of a local spring or fountain, which may be connected with the Gaulish nemo or Celtic nemeton ‘grove’ or ‘sanctuary’. The town gave its name to denim, a hard‐wearing cotton‐twill fabric, de Nîmes ‘of Nîmes’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nîmes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nîmes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Nmes.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nîmes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Nmes.html |
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Nîmes
Nîmes •abeam, agleam, beam, blaspheme, bream, cream, deem, deme, downstream, dream, esteem, extreme, gleam, hakim, kilim, meme, midstream, Nîmes, ream, régime, scheme, scream, seam, seem, steam, stream, supreme, team, teem, theme, upstream
•cross-beam • hornbeam • moonbeam
•sunbeam • academe • morpheme
•phoneme • jet stream • airstream
•daydream • mainstream • Brylcreem
•millstream • slipstream
•bloodstream • monotreme
•buttercream • raceme • septime
•centime
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"Nîmes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Nîmes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Nmes.html "Nîmes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Nmes.html |
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