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Avon

[ey-vuhn, av-uhn for 1–4; ey-von for 5]

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a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.

a river in S England, flowing W to the mouth of the Severn. about 75 miles (120 km) long.

a river in S England, flowing S to the English Channel. about 60 miles (100 km) long.

a county in SW England, 919,600; 520 sq. mi. (1346 sq. km)

a town in N Connecticut. 11,201.

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Avon¹ (ˈeɪv^ən)

—n
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)

Avon² (ˈeɪv^ən)

—n
	title of (Anthony) Eden Earl of.

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Avon

river in s.w. England, from Celtic abona "river."

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