Bayonne, a city of New Jersey, U.S., about 6 miles SW. of New York by rail. It is made up of four former villages, lying along the narrow peninsula to the south of Jersey City, between New York and Newark bays, and has a large coal-dock, and chemical and other works. Pop. (1880) 9372; (1890) 19,033.
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