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Bobigny

American  
[baw-bee-nyee] / bɔ biˈnyi /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Seine-St-Denis department, in N France, NE of Paris.


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He lives with roommates in Bobigny, a suburb northeast of Paris and one of the poorest communities in France.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

The Bobigny prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comments.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Melenchon won 60% of first round votes in Bobigny, which lies in France’s poorest administrative department Seine-Saint-Denis.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2022

It shows about a dozen young men surrounding Mr. Cohen in front of a building entrance on a busy street in Bobigny, a northern suburb of Paris, at around 8 p.m.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

A friend of mine, who was out driving near Bobigny, says he was surrounded by a Mobile regiment, who were anxious to know what was passing in Paris.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

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