Avon

UK: /ˈeɪv^ən/ US: (ā′vən, av′ən for 1–4; ā′von for 5)

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A•von  (ā′vən, av′ən for 1–4; ā′von for 5), n. 

1. Place Names a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 mi. (155 km) long.
2. Place Names a river in S England, flowing W to the mouth of the Severn. ab. 75 mi. (120 km) long.
3. Place Names a river in S England, flowing S to the English Channel. ab. 60 mi. (100 km) long.
4. Place Names a county in SW England, 919,600;
   520 sq. mi. (1346 sq. km.)
5. Place Names a town in N Connecticut. 11,201.

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Avon / ˈeɪv^ən/ 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)

Avon / ˈeɪv^ən/ noun

1. Earl of
   title of (Anthony) Eden1