Stratford-on-Avon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹætfə(ɹ)d ɒn ˈeɪvən/
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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.
Meanings
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A town in Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Often used as a byword for a particularly idyllic or historic town.
Nuneaton was not a Stratford on Avon, nor had it a salubrious air.
1957, The Foundry Trade Journal, page 454:If America is not privileged enough to have a Stratford-on-Avon, it still has a Concord
1979, Steven Kagle, America: Exploration and Travel, page 82:
- A local government district of Warwickshire with its headquarters in the town.
Forms
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| Stratford-upon-Avon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Stratford | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
fa استراتفورد (Stratford-on-Avon) · zh 埃文河畔斯特拉特福 (Stratford-on-Avon) · ja ストラトフォード・アポン・エイヴォン (Stratford-on-Avon) · ta ஸ்துரடஃபர்டு அப்பொன்-ஏவன் (Stratford-on-Avon) · sh Стратфорд на Ејвону (Stratford-on-Avon) · fr Stratford-on-Avon (Stratford-on-Avon) · ko 스트랫퍼드 어펀 에이번 (Stratford-on-Avon) · la Stratfordia super Avonam (Stratford-on-Avon) · bg Стра́тфорд на Е́йвън (Stratford-on-Avon) · ru Стра́тфорд-на-Эйво́не (Stratford-on-Avon)