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canterbury
1[ kan-ter-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
noun
- a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers.
- a supper tray with partitions for cutlery and plates.
Canterbury
2[ kan-ter-ber-ee, -buh-reeor, especially British, -bree ]
noun
- a city in E Kent, in SE England: cathedral; early ecclesiastical center of England.
- a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: a part of Sydney.
Canterbury
1/ ˈkæntəbərɪ; -brɪ /
noun
- a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad ); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001) Latin nameDurovernumˌduːrəʊˈvɜːnəmˌdjʊə-
- a regional council area of New Zealand, on E central South Island on Canterbury Bight : mountainous with coastal lowlands; agricultural. Chief town: Christchurch. Pop: 520 500 (2004 est). Area: 43 371 sq km (16 742 sq miles)
canterbury
2/ -brɪ; ˈkæntəbərɪ /
noun
- a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- a similar 19th-century stand used for holding sheet music, music books, or magazines
Other 51Թ Forms
- 䲹·ٱ··· [kan-ter-, byoor, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of canterbury1
Example Sentences
The 65-year-old's remains were discovered at their home in St Martin's Road, Canterbury, Kent, by police on 11 July 2024, six days after he was reported missing by his daughter.
Rickards was given a life sentence at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday and will serve a minimum of 22 years in jail.
The judge at Canterbury Crown Court, Mr Justice Kerr, said Rickards' behaviour towards her husband was "controlling and coercive".
Justin Welby has told the BBC he forgives a serial abuser at the heart of a scandal that led to his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the BBC he failed to follow up abuse allegations within the Church of England because the scale of the problem was "absolutely overwhelming".
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