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avenue [ˈævɪˌnjuː] n 1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a. a broad street, often lined with trees b. (capital as part of a street name) a road, esp in a built-up area Shaftesbury Avenue 2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a main approach road, as to a country house 3. (Social Science / Human Geography) a way bordered by two rows of trees an avenue of oaks 4. a line of approach explore every avenue [from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin advenīre, from venīre to come] Avenue, Avenues a double row of trees or pillars acting as a passageway, also used figuratively. Examples: avenues of research; of thought; of wealth.
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avenue Translations avenue [ˈævənjuː] N avenue n avenue [ˈӕvinjuː] 1 a road, often with trees along either side. laan طَريق مُشَجَّـر алея alej allé; avenue die Allee λεωφόρος avenida avenüü مسیری که دو طرفش درخت باشد puistotie avenue שְׁדֵרָה सड़क avenija fasor jalan raya trjágöng, gata með trjám til beggja hliða viale 並木道 가로수길 alėja aleja; gatve jalan laan aveny, allé aleja avenida alee аллея aleja avenija avenija allé, aveny ถนนใหญ่ มักมีต้นไม้สองข้างทาง bulvar 林蔭道 бульвар راستہ ، گزرکاہ đại lộ 林荫道 2 (often abbreviated toAve. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads or streets His address is 14 Swan Avenue. Laan جادَه، شارِع авеню třída -gade; -vej ...-straße λεωφόρος avenida tänav خیابان katu av. שְׁדֵרָה सड़क का नाम avenija sugárút Jalan breiðgata viale ~通 가(街) aveniu avēnija lebuh laan gate, vei ulica, aleja avenida stradă; bulevard авеню trieda av. avenija gata, väg ถนน cadde 大道 авеню, проспект سڑکو، گلیون کا نام لکھنے کے لئے مختصر نام đường 大街 avenue → طريق مشجر třída avenue Allee λεωφόρος avenida puistokatu avenue avenija viale 大通り 대로 oprijlaan aveny aleja avenida широкая дорога (обсаженная деревьями) allé ถนนสายใหญ่ bulvar đại lộ 大街 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And then Turan came to a point where the avenue turned to the right, to skirt a building that jutted from the inside of the city wall, and as he rounded the corner he came full upon two warriors standing upon either side of the entrance to a building upon his right. The rows of trees, running at right angles, enabled him to see along only one narrow avenue at a time. Spofford Avenue is the finest residential street in Kingsport. |
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