Gijón

American

[gee-hawn, hee-hawn] / giˈhɔn, hiˈhɔn /

noun

a seaport in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.

Gijón British

/ ɡiːˈhɔːn, xiˈxɔn /

noun

Asturian name: Xixón. Ancient name: Gigia. a port in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: capital of the kingdom of Asturias until 791. Pop: 270 875 (2003 est)

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Veteran Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani scored two first-half goals to help Valencia win 4-0 at second-division club Sporting Gijón.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Rayo Vallecano lost 2-0 at Sporting Gijón, which scored both goals with Uros Milovanovic in the second half.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Second-division teams Huesca, Valladolid and Sporting Gijón also reached the second round.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

It unfolds as a series of vignettes, each one a droll, seemingly banal snapshot of the lives of a mother and daughter — fashion divas both — in the northern Spanish city of Gijón.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2021

It pulled into Gijón and the police boxed us in on all sides and ran us to the stadium all along the beachfront, three kilometres covered quickly.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

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