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Bayonne

American  
[bey-yohn, ba-yawn] / beɪˈyoʊn, baˈyɔn /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE New Jersey.

  2. a seaport in SW France, near the Bay of Biscay.

Bayonne British  
/ bajɔn /

noun

  1. a port in SW France: a commercial centre for the Basque region. Pop: 40 078 (1999)

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On Wednesday and Thursday mornings, he says, the crowds begin to gather around the jewelry case at his local Costco in Bayonne, waiting for a delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Fly-half Billy Searle scored a second-half hat-trick as Leicester Tigers kept their knockout hopes alive in the Investec Champions Cup with a dominant win over Bayonne.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Joris Segonds kicked 17 points as Bayonne just held on to beat Lyon 22-20 to keep pace with the leading pack in fifth.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

We begin our own journey in Bayonne, not Paris.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

"What are you going to do? Sell them in Bayonne?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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