Stratford-on-Avon
or Stratford-upon-Avon
[strat-ferd-on-ey-vuh n, -awn-] /ˈstræt fərd ɒnˈeɪ vən, -ɔn-/
noun
1.
a town in SW Warwickshire, in central England, on the Avon River: birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.
Stratford-on-Avon
/ˈstrætfəd/
noun
1.
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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