an ancient, handsome, and considerable town on the confines of France and Italy, and capital of a county of the same name, with a strong citadel, a bishop's see, and a senate, which is a kind of a democracy. It has been several times taken by the French, and lost all in 1744, but rendered back after the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. It is very agreeably situated, four miles from the mouth of the river Var, 83 miles S. by W. of Turin, and 83 east of Aix. E. Long. 6° 22'. N. Lat. 43° 42'.

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 marquisate 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.

ancient town of Asia, in Natolia, now called Iznik, with a Greek archbishop's see. It is famous for the general council assembled here in 325, who endeavoured to suppress the doctrines of Arius. It was formerly a large, populous, and well-built place, and now is not inconsiderable. See Isnic.