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Bayonne

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

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)

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On Wednesday and Thursday mornings, he says, the crowds begin to gather around the jewelry case at his local Costco in Bayonne, waiting for a delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Later, league leaders Toulouse, without 12 players including Antoine Dupont due to their Six Nations commitments, host Bayonne and on Sunday second-placed Pau welcome Toulon.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Parling's side, like Bayonne, lost their opening two games in Europe but had tricky games in La Rochelle and Leinster.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

We begin our own journey in Bayonne, not Paris.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

We came over the mountains and out of Spain and down the white roads and through the overfoliaged, wet, green, Basque country, and finally into Bayonne.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway