Avon

American  

[ay-vuhn, av-uhn, ay-von] / ˈeɪ vən, ˈæv ən, ˈeɪ vɒn /

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.

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Avon ¹ British  

/ ˈeɪvən /

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)

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Avon ² British  

/ ˈeɪvən /

noun

1. Earl of. title of (Anthony) Eden 1

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Avon

At Avon Valley Adventure Park near Bath, Halloween activities now generate around a third of the site's annual income.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Consumer-goods manufacturers, including Avon Products and Johnson & Johnson, have turned to bankruptcy court in recent years to deal with an avalanche of lawsuits alleging that cosmetic talc caused cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Harrowing reached the narrative conclusion into Kitchen's death at a hearing at Avon Coroners' Court earlier.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Det Sgt Rich Glanville from Avon and Somerset Police described the investigation as "complex and challenging", adding it was the "first of its kind" for the force.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

He also got two black sweaters he might actually wear, some Avon cologne in a bottle shaped like an electric guitar, and an empty key ring—which his dad made sure everybody noticed.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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