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No. 7,300 in French

niçois

Relating to Nice or its inhabitants.

In a sentence

  • Les plages niçoises sont magnifiques.

    The beaches in Nice are magnificent.

    Here, 'niçoises' is an adjective derived from 'niçois' and agrees in gender and number with 'plages'. It describes the beaches as belonging to or characteristic of the city of Nice.

  • Cet homme est niçois et parle avec l'accent du sud.

    This man is from Nice and speaks with a southern accent.

    In this sentence, 'niçois' is used as an adjective to describe the man's origin, specifically that he's from Nice, a city in southern France.

  • Les niçois célèbrent le Carnaval chaque année.

    The people of Nice celebrate the Carnival every year.

    Here, 'niçois' is used as a noun, referring to the people who live in or originate from Nice.

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