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Akron

  • /ˈæ.kɹɒn/ UK
  • /ˈæ.kɹən/ UK

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

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. 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 the town of Newstead, Erie County, New York.
  15. A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  16. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.

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Closest in meaning: cleveland, canton, summit county, stow, avon, athens, cuyahoga falls, green, ashland, tallmadge, northfield, lima, boston, jackson, washington county, massillon

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MLA

"Akron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/akron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Akron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/akron

Chicago

"Akron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/akron.

BibTeX
@misc{akron_2026,
  title = {Akron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/akron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}