Bayonne

American

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

noun

a seaport in NE New Jersey.
a seaport in SW France, near the Bay of Biscay.

Bayonne British

/ bajɔn /

noun

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

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Later, league leaders Toulouse, without 12 players including Antoine Dupont due to their Six Nations commitments, host Bayonne and on Sunday second-placed Pau welcome Toulon.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The short pool format can lead to heavy rotation and despite showing up better than in the thrashing by Harlequins, Bayonne never looked like winning.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

We begin our own journey in Bayonne, not Paris.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Paramount also signed a 10-year deal to move a large part of its studio operations to Bayonne, N.J., to take advantage of beneficial tax treatment there.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

Cohn had been rather nervous ever since we had met at Bayonne.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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