Avalon

American  

[av-uh-lon] / ˈæv əˌlɒn /

Or Avallon

noun

Celtic Legend.

1. an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

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Avalon British  

/ ˈævəˌlɒn /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Avalon

< 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) < *ǫbǫl-n-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ablanĭ; apple

Example Sentences

Ms. Burton is the author of the novel “Here in Avalon.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They would often meet at Avalon, a historic theatre in the heart of Hollywood that hosts concerts and electronic music events, and party until the early hours of the morning.

From BBC

In May, Councilmember Curren Price, whose district includes much of South Los Angeles, teamed up with Bass to launch an Inside Safe operation on Avalon Boulevard that housed 32 people, and of those, seven have returned to the streets, per city figures.

From Los Angeles Times

City crews have sanitized Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard in South Los Angeles more than 20 times just this year, according to Price’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Burton is the author of five books, including the novel “Here in Avalon.”

From The Wall Street Journal