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|national_motto = ''Veritas omnia vincit''<br/>{{small|({{wp|Latin language|Latin}}: "Truth conquers all")}} | |national_motto = ''Veritas omnia vincit''<br/>{{small|({{wp|Latin language|Latin}}: "Truth conquers all")}} | ||
− | |image_map = | + | |image_map = Avon in Omerica.png |
− | |map_caption = | + | |map_caption = Location of Avon in {{nation|Omerica}} |
− | |capital = [[Falconhurst]] | + | |capital = [[Falconhurst, Avon|Falconhurst]] |
− | |largest_city = [[Falconbarrow]] | + | |largest_city = [[Falconbarrow, Avon|Falconbarrow]] |
|official_languages = {{hlist |[[Omerican English|English]] | [[Omerican French|French]]}} | |official_languages = {{hlist |[[Omerican English|English]] | [[Omerican French|French]]}} | ||
|government_type = [[Cantons of Omerica|Omerican canton]] | |government_type = [[Cantons of Omerica|Omerican canton]] | ||
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|leader_title2 = [[Premier (Omerica)|Premier]] | |leader_title2 = [[Premier (Omerica)|Premier]] | ||
|leader_name2 = [[Stephanie Partridge]] | |leader_name2 = [[Stephanie Partridge]] | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
− | The canton of Avon takes its name from the [[River Avon (Omerica)|River Avon]] which runs through it. The name is a cognate of the {{wp|Welsh language|Welsh}} word ''afon'' [ˈavɔn] "river"; both terms derive from the {{wp|Common Brittonic}} name ''abona'', "river". "River Avon", therefore, literally means "River River". | + | The canton of Avon takes its name from the [[River Avon (Omerica)|River Avon]] which runs through it. The name is a cognate of the {{wp|Welsh language|Welsh}} word ''afon'' {{wp|International Phonetic Alphabet|[ˈavɔn]}} "river"; both terms derive from the {{wp|Common Brittonic}} name ''abona'', "river". "River Avon", therefore, literally means "River River". |
==History== | ==History== |
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Republic of the County of Avon République de la Comté d’Avon (fr)
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Motto: Veritas omnia vincit (Latin: "Truth conquers all") |
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Location of Avon in Omerica
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Capital | Falconhurst | |||
Largest city | Falconbarrow | |||
Official languages | ||||
Government | Omerican canton | |||
- | Governor | Jason Carmichael | ||
- | Premier | Stephanie Partridge | ||
Legislature | Common Council | |||
Population | ||||
- | estimate | 4,170,152 | ||
Currency | Omerican florin (ORF ) |
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Time zone | CST | |||
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy AD | |||
Drives on the | left | |||
Internet TLD | .or |
Avon (/ˈeɪvən/; French pronunciation: [avɔ̃]), officially the Republic of the County of Avon, is one of the twenty-four cantons of Omerica.
Inhabitants of the canton are known as Avonians in English and avonnaises in French.
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Etymology
The canton of Avon takes its name from the River Avon which runs through it. The name is a cognate of the Welsh word afon [ˈavɔn] "river"; both terms derive from the Common Brittonic name abona, "river". "River Avon", therefore, literally means "River River".