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akron
/ˈækɹən/
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What does akron mean?
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
- A town in Hale County, Alabama.
- A town, the county seat of Washington County, Colorado; named for the city in Ohio.
More meanings (13)
proper noun
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈækɹən/
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Leaving the party at Niagara, Mr. and Mrs. Barnum went to Akron, Ohio, where the "Travelling World's Fair" was to exhibit.
Nor is this type of motherhood confined to newly arrived immigrant mothers, as a government report from Akron, Ohio, sufficiently indicates.
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Brilliant.--Originated with W. B. Storer, of Akron, Ohio, who describes it as "a large conical berry; color a dark, glossy red, and deep red all through; flavor rich. Plant very hardy and prolific."