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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Example Sentences

"Only their mother can tell them apart," one investigator is quoted as telling the court in Bobigny, north of the French capital.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“This is not hasty justice. The message I want to send is that justice is functioning normally in the face of an exceptional situation,” said Peimane Ghaleh-Marzban, the president of the tribunal in Bobigny.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

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 victim will still have to prove that she did not consent,” said Edouard Durand, a juvenile court judge in Bobigny, a suburb of Paris.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

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