noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈæv.əˌnjuː/
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US:/ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a line of approach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they explored every avenue they could think of
it promises to open new avenues to understanding
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: approach, attack, plan of attack
6
noun
Meaning 6
a wide street or thoroughfare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boulevard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: street
Narrower terms: Fifth Avenue, Seventh Avenue
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).
Across languages
Translations
117 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
апроспект
(apʼrospʼekʼtʼ)
— broad street
Afrikaans:
laan
— broad street
Arabic:
شَارِع
(šāriʕ)
— broad street
Armenian:
պողոտա
(poġota)
— broad street
Armenian:
պրոսպեկտ
(prospekt)
— broad street
Azerbaijani:
prospekt
— broad street
Basque:
etorbide
— broad street
Basque:
hiribide
— broad street
Belarusian:
праспе́кт
(praspjékt)
— broad street
Belarusian:
праспэ́кт
(praspékt)
— broad street
Belarusian:
авеню́
(avjenjú)
— broad street
Belarusian:
авэню́
(avenjú)
— broad street
Bulgarian:
авеню́
(avenjú)
— broad street
Catalan:
avinguda
— broad street
Chinese Mandarin:
大道
(dàdào)
— broad street
Chinese Mandarin:
大街
(dàjiē)
— broad street
Chinese Mandarin:
大路
(dàlù)
— broad street
Chinese Mandarin:
大馬路 /大马路
(Dàmǎlù)
— broad street
Czech:
třída
— broad street
Danish:
allé
— broad street
Danish:
avenue
— broad street
Dutch:
weg
— broad street
Dutch:
laan
— broad street
Esperanto:
avenuo
— broad street
Esperanto:
aleo
— broad street
Estonian:
puiestee
— broad street
Estonian:
allee
— broad street
Estonian:
avenüü
— broad street
Finnish:
valtakatu
— broad street
Finnish:
puistokatu
— broad street
Finnish:
bulevardi
— broad street
French:
avenue
— broad street
Galician:
avenida
— broad street
Georgian:
პროსპექტი
(ṗrosṗekṭi)
— broad street
Georgian:
გამზირი
(gamziri)
— broad street
German:
Allee
— broad street
Greek:
λεωφόρος
(leofóros)
— broad street
Hebrew:
שְׂדֵרָה
(sderá)
— broad street
Hungarian:
út
— broad street
Hungarian:
sugárút
— broad street
Icelandic:
troð
— broad street
Icelandic:
breiðstræti
— broad street
Irish:
aibhinne
— broad street
Italian:
viale
— broad street
Italian:
corso
— broad street
Japanese:
大道り
(ōdōri)
— broad street
Japanese:
並木道
(namikimichi)
— broad street
Kazakh:
даңғыл
(dañğyl)
— broad street
Korean:
거리
(geori)
— broad street
Korean:
가로수길
(garosugil)
— broad street
Korean:
대도
(daedo)
— broad street
Latin:
platēa
— broad street
Latvian:
aleja
— broad street
Latvian:
avēnija
— broad street
Lithuanian:
alėja
— broad street
Lithuanian:
prospektas
— broad street
Malay:
lebuh
— broad street
Mirandese:
abenida
— broad street
Norwegian Bokmål:
allé
— broad street
Norwegian Bokmål:
aveny
— broad street
Pashto:
واټ
(wātt)
— broad street
Iranian Persian:
خِیابان
(xiyâbân)
— broad street
Iranian Persian:
مَعْبَر
(ma'bar)
— broad street
Iranian Persian:
گُذَرْگاه
(gozargâh)
— broad street
Plautdietsch:
Gauss
— broad street
Polish:
aleja
— broad street
Portuguese:
avenida
— broad street
Romanian:
cale
— broad street
Romanian:
avenue
— broad street
Russian:
авеню́
(avenjú)
— broad street
Russian:
проспе́кт
(prospékt)
— broad street
Russian:
алле́я
(alléja)
— broad street
Sanskrit:
वीथी
(vīthī)
— broad street
Serbo-Croatian:
авенија
— broad street
Serbo-Croatian:
алеја
— broad street
Serbo-Croatian:
avenija
— broad street
Serbo-Croatian:
aleja
— broad street
Sicilian:
cursu
— broad street
Sicilian:
stratuni
— broad street
Slovak:
alej
— broad street
Slovene:
aleja
— broad street
Spanish:
avenida
— broad street
Swedish:
aveny
— broad street
Tagalog:
abenida
— broad street
Tagalog:
kabulusan
— broad street
Tajik:
хиёбон
(xiyobon)
— broad street
Tajik:
гузаргоҳ
(guzargoh)
— broad street
Thai:
ถนน
(tà-nǒn)
— broad street
Tibetan:
རྒྱ་ལམ
(rgya lam)
— broad street
Turkish:
cadde
— broad street
Ukrainian:
авеню́
(avenjú)
— broad street
Ukrainian:
проспе́кт
(prospékt)
— broad street
Urdu:
خِیابان
(xiyābān)
— broad street
Uzbek:
avenyu
— broad street
Vietnamese:
đại lộ
— broad street
Vietnamese:
thông lộ
— broad street
Volapük:
lael
— broad street
Bulgarian:
але́я
(aléja)
— way or opening; a passage
Finnish:
reitti
— way or opening; a passage
Greek:
οδός
(odós)
— way or opening; a passage
Greek:
δρόμος
(drómos)
— way or opening; a passage
Russian:
алле́я
(alléja)
— way or opening; a passage
Dutch:
laan
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Finnish:
pihatie
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Finnish:
puistokatu
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Greek:
οδός
(odós)
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Greek:
δρόμος
(drómos)
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Polish:
podjazd
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road
Russian:
подъе́зд
(podʺjézd)
— principal approach to a house withdrawn from the road