RIVER AVON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does River Avon mean? 

• RIVER AVON (noun)
  The noun RIVER AVON has 2 senses:

1. a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

2. a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

  Familiarity information: RIVER AVON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIVER AVON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("River Avon" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon; Upper Avon; Upper Avon River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("River Avon" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)