Avalon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
  2. A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
  3. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation

ăv′ə-lŏn′ /ˈav.əˌlɒn/ /ˈæv-/ /-ˌlɔːn/ /ˈæv.əˌlɑn/ /ˈæv.əˌlɔn/ /ˈæv.əˌlɒn/ /ˈɛv.əˌlɒn/ /ˈav.əˌlɔn/ /ˈav.aˌlɔn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Avalon.wav

Word forms

Avalon Avallon Avilion

Etymology

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Welsh Afallon /Afallach.

Derived words

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