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Avalon

//ˈav.əˌlɒn// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
  2. 2
    A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
  3. 3
    A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Welsh Afallon /Afallach.

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