Can·ter·bur·y (k n t r-b r  , -br, -t-)1. A city of southeast Australia, a suburb of Sydney. Population: 130,000. 2. A borough of southeast England on the Stour River east-southeast of London. Canterbury Cathedral (11th-16th century) is the seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Communion. Built on the site of an abbey founded by Saint Augustine c. 600, it was the scene of the murder of Thomas à Becket (1170). Population: 43,500. |
canterbury [ˈkæntəbərɪ -brɪ]
n pl -buries Antiques
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a similar 19th-century stand used for holding sheet music, music books, or magazines
Canterbury [ˈkæntəbərɪ -brɪ]
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1. (Placename) 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.: 36 464 (1991) Latin name Durovernum [ˌduːrəʊˈvɜːnəm ˌdjʊə-]
2. (Placename) a regional council area of New Zealand, on E central South Island on Canterbury Bight: mountainous with coastal lowlands; agricultural. Chief town: Christchurch. Pop.: 491 565 (2001). Area: 43 371 sq. km (16 742 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. | Canterbury - a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church Kent - a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans |
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