HyperDic: avignon

English > 1 sense of the word Avignon:
NOUNlocationAvignona town in southeastern France on the Rhone River
Avignon > pronunciation
Soundsae'vihnyao.n
RhymesAmon ... yawn: 34 rhymes with aon...
English > Avignon: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism.
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
SpanishAvignon, Aviñón
CatalanAvignon, Avinyó

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