NICE, a county and province in the dominions of the duke of Savoy, bounded on the east by the territory of Genoa and Proper Piedmont, on the north by the marquise of Saluces and Dauphiny, on the west by Provence and the Mediterranean sea, and on the south by the principality of Monaco. The inhabitants supply Genoa with a great deal of timber for building ships; and carry on a great trade in linen-cloth, paper, oil, wine, and honey. Nice is the capital town.