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Avon

[ ey-vuhn, av-uhn ey-von ]

noun

  1. a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
  2. a river in S England, flowing W to the mouth of the Severn. About 75 miles (120 km) long.
  3. a river in S England, flowing S to the English Channel. About 60 miles (100 km) long.
  4. a county in SW England. 520 sq. mi. (1,346 sq. km)
  5. a town in N Connecticut.


Avon

1

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a former county of SW England, created in 1974 from areas of N Somerset and S Gloucestershire: replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset (Somerset), North Somerset (Somerset), South Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire), and Bristol
  2. a river in central England, rising in Northamptonshire and flowing southwest through Stratford-on-Avon to the River Severn at Tewkesbury. Length: 154 km (96 miles)
  3. a river in SW England, rising in Gloucestershire and flowing south and west through Bristol to the Severn estuary at Avonmouth . Length: 120 km (75 miles)
  4. a river in S England, rising in Wiltshire and flowing south to the English Channel. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Avon

2

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. AvonEarl of Earl of. title of (Anthony) Eden 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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