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Akron

UK/ˈæ.kɹɒn/

Akron proper noun: a city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.

Proper noun

Akron

  1. A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
    • Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby.2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 48
  2. A town in Hale County, Alabama.
  3. A town, the county seat of Washington County, Colorado; named for the city in Ohio.
  4. A township in Peoria County, Illinois.
  5. A town in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana; named for the city in Ohio.
  6. A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas.
  8. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
  9. A village in Akron Township and Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
  11. A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska; named for the city in Ohio.
  2. A village in the town of Newstead, Erie County, New York.
  3. A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  4. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Origin of Akron

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “extremity, peak”).

Questions about Akron

What does Akron mean?
Akron means a city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
What part of speech is Akron?
Akron is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Akron?
Akron is pronounced /ˈæ.kɹɒn/ (UK).

Words near Akron in the dictionary

  1. Akridges
  2. Akriti
  3. akro-
  4. akrocentric
  5. akrochordite
  6. Akron
  7. akropodia
  8. akropodion
  9. akropoleis
  10. akropolis
  11. akropolises

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