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RIVER AVON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon; Upper Avon; Upper Avon River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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)

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