Canterbury

From Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burg.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəɹbəɹi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəb(ə)ɹɪ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛntəb(ə)ɹi/

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Canterbury

1. A cathedral city in Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1457). ^[1]
2. A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself. ^[2]
3. The episcopal see of Canterbury or the occupant thereof (the full title used for the archbishop).
4. (metonymic) The Anglican Communion.
5. A suburb of Sydney in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.
6. A small settlement in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.
7. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia.
8. A village and parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
9. A suburb of Montego Bay, Jamaica.
10. A region in the South Island, New Zealand.
    • 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

      A New Zealand linguistics doctorate graduate from the University of Canterbury has completed a world-first study into colloquial Antarctic English, spoken at the US, British and New Zealand Antarctic research stations.

11. A locality in the United States.
    1. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
    2. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware.
    3. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
    4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

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Borrowed from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burh.

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.tɛʁ.bœ.ʁi/

Canterbury m

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)

   Synonym: Cantorbéry

2. Canterbury (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Unadapted borrowing from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burh.

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtɛr.bu.ri/, (high-style, less-preferred) /ˈkan.ter.bu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ɛrburi, (high-style, less-preferred) -anterburi
• Hyphenation: Can‧tèr‧bu‧ry, (high-style, less-preferred) Càn‧ter‧bu‧ry

Canterbury f

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)
2. Canterbury (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Canterbury

1. alternative form of Caunterbury

Unadapted borrowing from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burh.

Canterbury ?

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)

   Synonym: (now rare) Cantórbery

2. Canterbury (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)