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Bobigny

American  
[baw-bee-nyee] / bɔ biˈnji /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Seine-St-Denis department, in N France, NE of Paris.


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"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

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 Bobigny prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comments.

From Seattle Times Jan. 4, 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

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