Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of south-central England flowing 154 km (96 mi) to the Severn. It is known for its associations with Shakespeare.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Any of several
rivers inBritain . - proper noun A
former modern county ofEngland (from 1974 to 1996) created fromBristol ,southern Gloucestershire andnorthern Somerset .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
- noun a county in southwestern England
- noun a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
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KATRINA D'AMICO, WIFE OF AVON MAN: I asked to take the brochures into the office, and one day he took one in and the women went crazy with him selling Avon to him.
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KATRINA D'AMICO, WIFE OF AVON MAN: I asked to take the brochures into the office, and one day he took one in and the women went crazy with him selling Avon to him.
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AVON -- An ongoing feud over water in the Avon area will continue despite a Hendricks County judge's ruling last month.
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AVON, Colorado - The IronKids triathlon takes place in Avon on
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AVON, Colorado - The IronKids triathlon takes place in Avon on
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AVON -- An ongoing feud over water in the Avon area will continue despite a Hendricks County judge's ruling last month.
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AVON, Colorado - A man hit two cars instead of parking his own, which was his intention, police in Avon, Colorado said.
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AVON, Colorado - Stubborn, sky-high flames ravaged nearly one-quarter of the pool building at Beaver Creek West Condominiums early Wednesday morning in Avon, Colorado.
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AVON -- An Avon apartment fire today cost eight apartment owners their homes, but everyone escaped unharmed.
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AVON, Colorado - A man hit two cars instead of parking his own, which was his intention, police in Avon, Colorado said.
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