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