ALL meanings of avon
A·von
A a - noun avon 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 3
- noun avon 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
- noun avon 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) 3
- noun avon a river in S England, rising in Wiltshire and flowing south to the English Channel. Length: about 96 km (60 miles) 3
- noun avon Earl of 3
- noun avon county of SW England, on the Severn estuary & Bristol Channel: 514 sq mi (1,331 sq km); pop. 933,000 3
- noun avon any of three rivers in S & SW England, esp. the one flowing from Northamptonshire into the Severn, on which lies Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace: 96 mi (154 km) 3
- noun Definition of avon in Technology (language) A dataflow language. 1
- noun avon a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long. 1
- noun avon a river in S England, flowing W to the mouth of the Severn. About 75 miles (120 km) long. 1
- noun avon a river in S England, flowing S to the English Channel. About 60 miles (100 km) long. 1
- noun avon a county in SW England. 520 sq. mi. (1346 sq. km) 1
- noun avon a town in N Connecticut. 1