Avon
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- proper noun
- /ˈeɪvən/
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condado de Avon
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Avon Products
- Avon Books
Examples
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Hey Kevin, I am just a few years older than you and grew up in Avon Lake, on the West side.
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We've arrived, we're actually staying in a place called Branson on Avon, which is kind of near Bath and kind of near where we grew up.
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James and his wife, Shelley, live in Avon, a well-off suburb on Lake Erie.
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George Stanley McGovern was born on July 19, 1922, in the small farm town of Avon, S.D., the son of a Methodist pastor.
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During this population-based prospective study of women and their children living in Avon, UK, the teens were assessed at age 14 (n=5958) and again at age 16 (n=4948).
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Avon was a county in England that existed from 1974 to 1996, named after the river Avon.
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During my research, I found out that Avon used to be a county in southwestern England.
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The historical significance of Avon as a former county is often discussed in local history books.
Compounds
- Literature
A famous English writer from Stratford-upon-Avon who wrote plays and poems
A river in central England that flows through Stratford-upon-Avon and joins the River Severn
A river in southwest England that starts in Gloucestershire and flows through Bristol to the Severn estuary
A town in central England on the River Avon where William Shakespeare was born and is buried
A river in central England flowing through Stratford-on-Avon to join the River Severn
A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and joins the River Severn
Surface Forms
Etymology
Avon as a county name comes from the river Avon, whose name comes from the old Celtic afon meaning 'river'. So the county was simply named after the river that runs through it.