Akron (disambiguation)

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

The name is adapted from the Greek word ἄκρον (ákron), meaning summit or high point.

Akron may also refer to:

Aviation

• USS Akron, a rigid airship of the United States Navy
• Akron (1911 airship), a semirigid airship that exploded in 1912

Entertainment

• Akron (film), a 2015 independent, LGBT-themed film, directed by Brian O'Donnell
• Akron / Family, a folk-influenced experimental rock band

Places

Canada

• Akron, Ontario

United States

• Akron, Alabama
• Akron, Colorado
• Akron, Indiana
• Akron, Iowa
• Akron, Kansas
• Akron, Michigan
• Akron, Missouri
• Akron, Nebraska
• Akron, New York
• Akron, Ohio
• Akron, Pennsylvania
• Akron, West Virginia
• Akron Township, Illinois
• Akron Township, Michigan
• Akron Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
• Akron Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota

Other uses

• University of Akron, in Ohio
• Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad
• Akron Plan, an architectural plan for church buildings in the late 19th and early 20th century
• Acron Group, sometimes spelled Akron Group, a Russian chemical company
• Independence Akron, a German paraglider design
• The Akron (1948–1985), a Southern California-based imported goods and home decorating retail chain
• Akron Stadium, a football stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico
• FC Akron Tolyatti, a Russian professional football club based in Tolyatti

See also

• Acron (disambiguation)
• Akron Airport (disambiguation)

References

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