Stratford-on-Avon

or Strat·ford-up·on-A·von

[ strat-ferd-on-ey-vuh n, -awn- or strat-ferd-uh-pon-ey-vuh n, -pawn-; -ey-von ]

/ ˈstræt fərd ɒnˈeɪ vən, -ɔn- or ˈstræt fərd əˌpɒnˈeɪ vən, -ˌpɔn-; -ˈeɪ vɒn /

noun

a town in SW Warwickshire, in central England, on the Avon River: birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.

Example sentences from the Web for stratford-on-avon

When he left the boards it was to return to Stratford-on-Avon and live the retired life.

William Shakespeare |Samuel Levy Bensusan
They say that his birth at Stratford-on-Avon was a little accident, and that he belongs to the world.

Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
From Leamington to Stratford-on-Avon the distance is eight or nine miles, over a road that seemed to me most beautiful.

Our Old Home |Nathaniel Hawthorne
Stratford-on-Avon does not contain the remains of mere English genius, it is the place of pilgrimage to the entire human race.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 |Various

The first train to Stratford-on-Avon was run on Oct. 9, 1860.

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham |Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

British Dictionary definitions for stratford-on-avon

Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon

/ (ˈstrætfəd) /

noun

a market town in central England, in SW Warwickshire on the River Avon: the birthplace and burial place of William Shakespeare and home of the Royal Shakespeare Company; tourist centre. Pop: 22 187 (2001)

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Stratford-on-Avon

or Strat·ford-up·on-A·von

noun

Example sentences from the Web for stratford-on-avon

British Dictionary definitions for stratford-on-avon

Stratford-upon-Avon

noun