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Stratford-upon-Avon

Strat ford-up on-A von |ˈstratfərd əˌpän ˈāvən, əˌpôn, ˈāˌvän ˌstrætfərd əˌpɑn ˈeɪvɑn | a town in central England, on the Avon River; pop. 23,100 (est. 2009 ). Noted as the birth and burial place of William Shakespeare, it is the site of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. DERIVATIVES Strat for di an |stratˈfôrdēən |noun

 

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon |ˌstratfədəpɒnˈeɪv (ə )n | a town in Warwickshire, central England, on the River Avon; pop. 23,100 (est. 2009 ). Famous as the birth and burial place of William Shakespeare, it is the site of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. DERIVATIVES Stratfordian noun