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STRATFORD-ON-AVON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Stratford-on-Avon mean? 

STRATFORD-ON-AVON (noun)
  The noun STRATFORD-ON-AVON has 1 sense:

1. a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeareplay

  Familiarity information: STRATFORD-ON-AVON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRATFORD-ON-AVON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Stratford-on-Avon; Stratford-upon-Avon

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)


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