Akron

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “extremity, peak”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kɹɒn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kɹən/

Proper noun

Akron

1. A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
   • 2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 48:

     Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby.

2. A town in Hale County, Alabama.
3. A town, the county seat of Washington County, Colorado; named for the city in Ohio.
4. A township in Peoria County, Illinois.
5. A town in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana; named for the city in Ohio.
6. A city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
7. An unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas.
8. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
9. A village in Akron Township and Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.
10. A township in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
11. A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
12. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
13. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska; named for the city in Ohio.
14. A village in Erie County, New York.
15. A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
16. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Related terms

• acro-
• Acropolis

Anagrams

• Koran, Ranko, krona, króna