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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 nameDurovernumËŒduËrəʊˈvÉœËnÉ™mËŒdjÊŠÉ™-
- a regional council area of New Zealand, on E central South Island on Canterbury Bight : mountainous with coastal lowlands; agricultural. Chief town: Christchurch. Pop: 520Â 500 (2004 est). Area: 43Â 371 sq km (16Â 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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- °ä²¹²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·²ú³Ü·°ù¾±Â·²¹²Ô [kan-ter-, byoor, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of canterbury1
Example Sentences
The MP for Canterbury Rosie Duffield, who left the Labour Party because she said she felt "hounded" over her views on gender, has said she wants an apology from the prime minister.
Ms Duffield quit the party in September after being re-elected as Labour MP for Canterbury in July 2024, and said she could not see herself returning under the current leadership.
The vice chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University has called for the government to increase tuition fees in line with inflation.
Canterbury Christ Church University is also phasing out its English Literature degree after current students graduate.
Freya Hodge, a second year English literature and history student, said: "In Canterbury, you've got an abundance of literary legends, like Chaucer, Aphra Benn."
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