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Bayonne

American  
[bey-yohn, ba-yawn] / beɪˈjoʊn, baˈjɔn /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE New Jersey.

  2. a seaport in SW France, near the Bay of Biscay.


Bayonne British  
/ bajɔn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This has now been confirmed in a landmark court ruling in the southwestern town of Bayonne, which said that cosmic radiation was one of three carcinogenic hazards arising from her profession.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Paramount signed a 10-year lease in a complex being developed in Bayonne and Lionsgate did the same for a facility in Newark.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Fiji forward Peceli Yato crossed twice as Perpignan eased past Montauban 31-8 to move seven points clear of their opponents at the bottom of the table, while Castres held on to win 13-10 at Bayonne.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

In-form English fly-half Billy Searle scored 25 points as Leicester Tigers hammered a second-string Bayonne 57-14 to keep their hopes of last 16 spot alive.

From Barron's Jan. 10, 2026

I only wanted a few good French friends in Bayonne to make me welcome in case I should come back there again.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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