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a city in SE France, N of Marseilles.
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This testimony seems to be as clear and indisputable as the explanation given by Peiresc of the ejecta of the Butterflies at aix.
Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. Frank Cowan

I am on my trial at aix, for cruelty and desertion of my wife.
Gerald Fitzgerald Charles James Lever

It was dull and cold the next morning, and aix is a city that has provided itself against heat.
A Spring Walk in Provence Archibald Marshall

There was, then, an impropriety in my living at aix as I did?
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) Charles James Lever

The diocese was suppressed in 1801 and united with that of aix, but was restablished in 1823 by virtue of the Concordat of 1817.
The Cathedrals of Southern France Francis Miltoun

I intended you to have stayed a day or two, at most, at aix.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) Charles James Lever

They use the study in the mornings, and Mr. aix sits in Georges swivel-chair, and Mother takes the floor in front of him.
The Celebrity at Home Violet Hunt

She must know that I have left aix, and will no doubt guess that I am here now.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

There was at aix an academy which awarded prizes to the best writers upon given subjects.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil David W. Bartlett

Marius’s victory is said to have been gained near aix (Aquæ Seætiæ).
Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone John Hughes

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a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 134 222 (1999) Also called Aix

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