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Bienne

American  
[byen] / bjɛn /

noun

  1. Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km).


Bienne British  
/ bjɛn /

noun

  1. the French name for Biel

"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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Bienne Terita and Ashley Marsters crossed for the Wallaroos, who finished a breathless game with 13 players.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2022

At Whangarei, New Zealand, Bienne Terita also scored a second-half try for Australia which posted its first win in Group A after a first-round loss to New Zealand.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

The Wallaroos hit the Black Ferns hard in the early stages of Pool A's opening match and were rewarded with the first try through winger Bienne Terita.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022

Swatch is based in Bienne, Switzerland, and is known for colorful plastic namesake watches.

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2014

The lake-settlements of Switzerland known to belong to this epoch are: Geneva, ten settlements; Neuchatel, twenty-five settlements; Bienne, ten settlements; Morat, three settlements; and Sempach, two settlements.

From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean

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