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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Word History and Origins

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Avalon¹

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

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Mostly known for large-scale fêtes that attract the likes of Katy Perry, Kesha and Paris Hilton, Rigal has been a feature in the city’s queer party scene since the mid-2000s when he revamped Avalon’s former Spider Club into the boho-chic nightclub Bardot and unveiled one of the city’s longest-running and most popular Pride events, SummerTramp.

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On Sunday morning, yet another person was shot, this time in the area of 103rd Street and Avalon Boulevard, according to police.

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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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Avalokitesvara Avalon Peninsula

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