English Dictionary: Ava | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Ava | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.) A species of {Macropiper} ({M. methysticum}), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself. [Written also {kawa}, {kava}, and {ava}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ava, IL (city, FIPS 3103) Location: 37.88841 N, 89.49626 W Population (1990): 674 (330 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62907 Ava, MO (city, FIPS 2674) Location: 36.95310 N, 92.66511 W Population (1990): 2938 (1383 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65608 Ava, NY Zip code(s): 13303 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ava a place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ava, or Ivah, iniquity |