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Avalon
or ··Dz
[ av-uh-lon ]
noun
Celtic Legend.
- an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
Avalon
/ ˈæəˌɒ /
noun
- Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Avalon1
< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫǫ--, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ĭ; apple
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Avalon1
from Medieval Latin insula avallonis island of Avalon, from Old Welsh aballon apple
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On Sunday morning, yet another person was shot, this time in the area of 103rd Street and Avalon Boulevard, according to police.
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Avalon Airport CEO Ari Suss said the airport had reopened.
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Avalon Airport is exclusively served by Jetstar, a budget airline operated by Qantas.
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It happened as the aircraft prepared to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, ahead of a flight bound for Sydney on Thursday afternoon carrying about 160 people.
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The working ranch continues, 12 miles outside Avalon, and is often open for Saturday tours.
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