English Explanatory Dictionary

Bayonne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
  2. A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
  3. A ghost town in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Bayonne

Etymology

From French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia.

Derived words

bayonet Bayonne ham
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