Bunyan

American

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn jən /

noun

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

Bunyan British

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

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

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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

Arielle Miller, who was also a neighbour of Ms Bunyan, said: "She loved America. She said it was a dream of hers to come to this country."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Ms Bunyan, who was originally from Arran, had moved to America to pursue a legal career.

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

He has become a myth like Paul Bunyan or Davy Crockett.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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