avenue

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈæv.əˌnju/ or /ˈævˌɪ.nju/ or /ˈævən.ju/, SAMPA: /"{v.@%nju/ or /"{v5I.nju/ or /"{v@n.ju/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈævəˌn(j)u/, SAMPA: /"{v@%n(j)u/

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Noun

Singular avenue

Plural avenues

An avenue

1. (countable) An avenue is a wide street, often bordered by trees.

   They used to live at 123 Derbyshire Avenue.

2. An avenue can be a way or opening for entrance into a place.

Related words

• street
• road
• boulevard