noun
1. a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
• Syn: ↑River Avon
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑England
2. a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
• Syn: ↑River Avon, ↑Upper Avon, ↑Upper Avon River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑England
3. a county in southwestern England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑county
• Part Holonyms: ↑England
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Avon [Avon]
any of three rivers with the same name in south-west England. The longest of these flows through ↑Warwick and ↑Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare, who was born at Stratford, is sometimes called the ‘Bard of Avon’.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.