English Explanatory Dictionary

Stratford-on-Avon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Often used as a byword for a particularly idyllic or historic town.
  2. A local government district of Warwickshire with its headquarters in the town.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹætfə(ɹ)d ɒn ˈeɪvən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stratford-on-Avon.wav

Word forms

Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford

Etymology

From being the location of a river ford for a roadway. From Old Welsh avon (“river”) + Old English ford (“ford”) + Old English strǣt (“street”); from Latin strata (“road”). From being a ford for a British Roman road. The ford itself has subsequently been built over, becoming Clopton Bridge. The river itself has subsequently become named River Avon.

Translations

Bulgarian: Стра́тфорд на Е́йвън Chinese: 埃文河畔斯特拉特福 French: Stratford-on-Avon Japanese: ストラトフォード・アポン・エイヴォン Korean: 스트랫퍼드 어펀 에이번 Latin: Stratfordia super Avonam Persian: استراتفورد Russian: Стра́тфорд-на-Эйво́не Serbo-Croatian: Стратфорд на Ејвону Tamil: ஸ்துரடஃபர்டு அப்பொன்-ஏவன்
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