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Bunyan

American  
[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn jən /

noun

  1. John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

  2. Paul. Paul Bunyan.


Bunyan British  
/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

  1. John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

"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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Back home on Arran, June's mother Jill Bunyan spoke to her daughter regularly.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

Also: A statue of Paul Bunyan is going up in town — and in fact a 31-foot-tall Bunyan statue was unveiled in Bangor, Maine, in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2025

A friend of Ms Bunyan told the BBC that she loved America and Los Angeles, where she stayed in the city's hip Los Feliz neighbourhood.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

According to court records obtained by ABC7, Bunyan and Renteria were married for a year and had a 1-month-old baby.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

A first-generation Norwegian American, Lars Kristiansen looked like a real-life Paul Bunyan, complete with blue jeans, a red plaid shirt, and a bushy brown beard.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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