Antibes

[ ahn-teeb ]

noun

1. a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.

Antibes

/ ɑ̃tib /

noun

1. a port and resort in SE France, on the Mediterranean: an important Roman town. Pop: 72 412 (1999)

Example Sentences

The hat being auctioned by Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau has a cockade that Napoleon fixed to his hat in 1815, during the crossing of the Mediterranean from his exile in Elba to Antibes, where he lead a brief return to power.

From BBC

As with other prestigious areas including Cap d’Antibes and Cap Martin, property sales in the peninsula have seen a post-pandemic revival as new clients flock to the pristine Mediterranean coastline.

From Seattle Times

The Antibes Jazz Festival became big — Charlie Mingus, turning his back on Newport, headlined, and Miles Davis recorded an album at the festival in 1963.

From Salon

Ellie Huang, newly widowed, flees to the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, with her best friend Mabel Chou after Ellie discovers her late husband had long been cheating on her.

From Los Angeles Times

The workers went on strike more than a week ago in cities across the country, including Le Havre, Nantes, Antibes and Rennes.

From New York Times