Aix-en-Provence

[ ek-sahn-praw-vahns; English eyks-ahn-pruh-vahns ]

/ ɛk sɑ̃ prɔˈvɑ̃s; English ˈeɪks ɑn prəˈvɑns /

a city in SE France, N of Marseilles.

Also called Aix [eks; English eyks] /ɛks; English eɪks/.

Example sentences from the Web for aix

Josephine engaged a cottage at Aix for herself and Hortense.

Hortense, Makers of History Series |John S. C. Abbott
Nicolas Fabry de Peiresc belonged to an ancient family established near Aix.

The Great Book-Collectors |Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
How modern he was, this good bourgeois of Aix, who died over a hundred years ago!

A Spring Walk in Provence |Archibald Marshall
Mr. Laurence merely wanted a glance at Aix en route, and the Contessa was kind enough to invite him to her house.

The Princess Passes |Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

She saw me, but pretended not to recognize me; the trick I had played her at Aix being probably enough to last her for some time.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Aix-en-Provence

/ (French ɛksɑ̃prɔvɑ̃s) /

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