Arles
Americannoun
noun
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a city in SE France, on the Rhône: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 50 513 (1999)
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a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
Example Sentences
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The Arles photography festival is world-renowned and costs €32 a day.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The postman Joseph Roulin and his wife, Augustine, became Van Gogh’s principal friends during his stay in Arles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
“The Great Yes,” which had its premiere last summer in Arles, France, was commissioned by the Luma Foundation, the exhibition center designed by Frank Gehry.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025
Painted in Arles in the south of France in August 1888, van Gogh's painting shows 15 sunflowers standing in a yellow pot against a yellow background.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Gauguin is, he says, “disheartened by the good town of Arles, by the little yellow house where we work, and above all by me.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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