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Avon definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn [syn: Avon, River Avon]
2: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on- Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: Avon, River Avon, Upper Avon, Upper Avon River]
3: a county in southwestern England

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Earl of — see Anthony Eden II. geographical name 1. river 96 miles (154 kilometers) central England rising in Northamptonshire & flowing WSW past Stratford-upon-Avon into Severn River at Tewkesbury 2. river 65 miles (105 kilometers) S England rising near Devizes in Wiltshire & flowing S into English Channel 3. river 75 miles (121 kilometers) SW England rising in Gloucestershire & flowing S & W through city of Bristol into Bristol Channel at Avonmouth 4. — see swan