Bayonne

American

[bey-yohn, ba-yawn] / beɪˈyoʊn, baˈyɔn /

noun

a seaport in NE New Jersey.
a seaport in SW France, near the Bay of Biscay.

Bayonne British

/ bajɔn /

noun

a port in SW France: a commercial centre for the Basque region. Pop: 40 078 (1999)

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The short pool format can lead to heavy rotation and despite showing up better than in the thrashing by Harlequins, Bayonne never looked like winning.

From BBC

Byrne slotted his dramatic 82nd minute kick to send the four-time winners to the top of pool 3 before they head to Bayonne in the final round of group games next weekend.

From Barron's

We begin our own journey in Bayonne, not Paris.

From Salon

Paramount also signed a 10-year deal to move a large part of its studio operations to Bayonne, N.J., to take advantage of beneficial tax treatment there.

From MarketWatch

Bayonne has been a filming location for other productions, including the Bruce Springsteen biopic “Deliver Me From Nowhere” and iconic HBO TV series “The Sopranos.”

From Los Angeles Times

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