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

When a small group of us said we were going to the Asturian derby between Sporting Gijón and Real Oviedo, his response was to buy a hard hat.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

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