AVALON Definition & Meaning

Avalon

or ��·��·��ǲ�

[ av-uh-lon ]

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noun

Celtic Legend.

an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

Avalon

/ ˈæ��əˌ��ɒ�� /

noun

Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded

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Origin of Avalon¹

< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫ��ǫ��-��-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ��ĭ; apple

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

from Medieval Latin insula avallonis island of Avalon, from Old Welsh aballon apple

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Avalon Airport CEO Ari Suss said the airport had reopened.

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Avalon Airport is exclusively served by Jetstar, a budget airline operated by Qantas.

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It happened as the aircraft prepared to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, ahead of a flight bound for Sydney on Thursday afternoon carrying about 160 people.

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The working ranch continues, 12 miles outside Avalon, and is often open for Saturday tours.

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Harris-Dawson said ICE agents were spotted in an area bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the north, Florence Avenue on the south, Avalon Boulevard on the east and Vermont Avenue on the west.

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