avon
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/ˈeɪ.vən/(UK)
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/ˈeɪ.vən/(UK) · /ˈeɪ.vɑn/(US) · /ˈɑːn/
Definition of avon
50 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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- A number of rivers in the United Kingdom:
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- A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
- A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
- A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
- A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
- A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
- A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
- A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
- A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
- 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.
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- A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in South Australia.
- A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
- A commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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- A British surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).
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