Avignon

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UK/ˈævɪnjɒn/

proper noun

A city, the capital of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

  1. OccitanAvinhon
  2. FrenchAvignon
  3. EnglishAvignon

Borrowed from French Avignon, Occitan Avinhon.

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Translations

Arabic أفنيون
  • أفنيونcity in Provence
Bulgarian Авиньо́н
  • Авиньо́н (Avinjón)city in Provence
Catalan Avinyó
  • Avinyócity in Provence
Chinese Mandarin 阿維尼翁 /阿维尼翁, 亞維農 /亚维农
  • 阿維尼翁 /阿维尼翁 (Āwéiníwēng)city in Provence
  • 亞維農 /亚维农 (Yàwéinóng)city in Provence
French Avignon
  • Avignoncity in Provence
German Avignon
  • Avignoncity in Provence
Greek Αβινιόν
  • Αβινιόν (Avinión)city in Provence
Italian Avignone
  • Avignonecity in Provence
Japanese アヴィニョン
  • アヴィニョン (Avinyon)city in Provence
Latin Avenio
  • Aveniocity in Provence
Persian اوینیون
  • اوینیونcity in Provence
Polish Awinion
  • Awinioncity in Provence
Portuguese Avinhão
  • Avinhãocity in Provence
Russian Авиньо́н
  • Авиньо́н (Avinʹón)city in Provence
Spanish Aviñón
  • Aviñóncity in Provence
Turkish Avignon
  • Avignoncity in Provence
Cite this entry
APA

Avignon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avignon

MLA

“Avignon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avignon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avignon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avignon.

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