Akron

Meanings

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby.
2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 48
A town in Hale County, Alabama.
A town, the county seat of Washington County, Colorado; named for the city in Ohio.
A township in Peoria County, Illinois.
A town in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana; named for the city in Ohio.
A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas.
A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
A village in Akron Township and Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.
A township in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska; named for the city in Ohio.
A village in the town of Newstead, Erie County, New York.
A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “extremity, peak”).

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APA

Akron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akron

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