Akron

/ˈæ.kɹɒn/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.

    "Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby."

  2. 2
    A town in Hale County, Alabama.
  3. 3
    A town, the county seat of Washington County, Colorado; named for the city in Ohio.
  4. 4
    A township in Peoria County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    A town in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana; named for the city in Ohio.
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  1. 6
    A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas.
  3. 8
    A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A village in Akron Township and Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.
  5. 10
    A township in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
  6. 11
    A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
  8. 13
    An unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska; named for the city in Ohio.
  9. 14
    A village in Erie County, New York.
  10. 15
    A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  11. 16
    An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

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"Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “extremity, peak”).

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