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Avon

/ˈeɪ.vən/US/ˈeɪ.vɑn/

Avon proper noun: a river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.

Proper noun

Avon

  1. A river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.
  2. A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.
  3. A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England; running from Naseby into the Severn at Tewkesbury, and known as the Warwickshire Avon.
  4. A river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.
  5. A river in Hampshire, England; running from the New Forest into the Solent at Keyhaven.
  6. A river in England; running from Horton into the Berkeley Pill at Berkeley.
  7. A river mainly in Falkirk council area, Scotland; running from Longriggend into the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth.
  8. A river in Scotland; running from Loch A'an in the Cairngorms into the Spey at Ballindalloch.
  9. A river in Scotland; running from Distinkhorn Hill near Strathaven into the Clyde at Hamilton.
  10. A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
  11. A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
  12. A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
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  1. A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
  2. A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
  3. A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
  4. A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
  5. A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
  6. A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.
  7. A former county of England, in existence from 1974 to 1996, consisting of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
  8. A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, by the Hampshire/Dorset River Avon (OS grid ref SZ1498).
  9. A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, by the Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST9576).
  10. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  11. A locality in South Australia.
  12. A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
  13. A commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  14. A town in Houston County, Alabama.
  15. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
  16. A former settlement in Butte County, California.
  17. A town in Eagle County, Colorado.
  18. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
  19. A village mostly in Union Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
  20. A township in Lake County, Illinois.
  21. A town in Hendricks County, Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.
  22. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa.
  23. A township in Coffey County, Kansas.
  24. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
  25. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  26. A city and township in Stearns County, Minnesota.
  27. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.
  28. A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana.
  29. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
  30. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina.
  31. A city in Lorain County, Ohio.
  32. A census-designated place mostly in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
  33. A minor city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
  34. A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah.
  35. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  36. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  37. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  38. A British surname.

Origin of Avon

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

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Questions about Avon

What does Avon mean?
Avon means a river in Wiltshire, Somerset and Bristol, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.
What part of speech is Avon?
Avon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Avon?
Avon is pronounced /ˈeɪ.vən/ (UK).

Words near Avon in the dictionary

  1. avolattes
  2. avolition
  3. avolitional
  4. Avometer
  5. Avometers
  6. Avon
  7. Avon Gorge
  8. Avon Park
  9. Avon Plains
  10. Avonbridge
  11. Avoncliff

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