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Avon

English river name, from Celtic abona "river," from *ab- "water" (see afanc). Of the at least four rivers in England and two in Scotland that bear the name, Shakespeare's is the Warwickshire Avon.

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Definitions of Avon from WordNet

Avon (n.)
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn;
Synonyms: River Avon
Avon (n.)
a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn;
Synonyms: River Avon / Upper Avon / Upper Avon River
Avon (n.)
a county in southwestern England;
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