Avalon
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See also: Ávalon
English
Etymology
From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal (“apple”), from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈævəlɑn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈævəlɒn/
Proper noun
Avalon
- (Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the island of Catalina.
Translations
earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
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Alternative forms
Proper noun
Avalon f
- (Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas)