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Where does “Nismes” come from?

Nismes (Middle French) comes from Latin Colonia Nemausus — colony of Nemausus.

Ancestry of “Nismes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinColonia Nemaususcolony of Nemausus

Words derived from “Nismes”

  • Nîmes
  • Nîmes
  • Nîmois
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