"Avalon" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈævəlɑn/ [General-American], /ˈævəlɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal (“apple”), from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Avallōnia}} Latin Avallōnia, {{m|la|īnsula Avallōnis}} īnsula Avallōnis, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*aβal|t=apple}} Proto-Brythonic *aβal (“apple”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*abūl}} Proto-Celtic *abūl, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂ébōl}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Avalon
  1. (Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death. Categories (topical): Arthurian mythology Translations (earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend): Avalon (Afrikaans), 阿瓦隆 (Āwǎlóng) (Chinese Mandarin), Avalon (Danish), Avalon (Esperanto), Avalon (French), Άβαλον (Ávalon) (Greek), アヴァロン (Japanese), 아발론 (Aballon) (Korean), īnsula Avallōnis [feminine] (Latin), Avallōnia (Latin), Avalon [feminine] (Portuguese), Авало́н (Avalón) [masculine] (Russian), Ávalon (Spanish), Ynys Afallon [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Avalon-en-name-9Kj-ZkMU Disambiguation of 'earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend': 67 33
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the island of Catalina. Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Avalon-en-name-1N0ej9md Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

Proper name [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Avalon f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Avalon f
  1. (Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Arthurian mythology, Mythological locations Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Ávalon [uncommon], Avalom [uncommon], Avalão [rare]
    Sense id: en-Avalon-pt-name-kh7AlX-9 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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