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canterbury

1

[ kan-ter-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

plural canterburies.
  1. a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers.
  2. a supper tray with partitions for cutlery and plates.


Canterbury

2

[ kan-ter-ber-ee, -buh-reeor, especially British, -bree ]

noun

  1. a city in E Kent, in SE England: cathedral; early ecclesiastical center of England.
  2. a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: a part of Sydney.

Canterbury

1

/ ˈkæntəbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

  1. 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-
  2. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

canterbury

2

/ -brɪ; ˈkæntəbərɪ /

noun

  1. a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
  2. a similar 19th-century stand used for holding sheet music, music books, or magazines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 䲹·ٱ··· [kan-ter-, byoor, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of canterbury1

1840–50; after Canterbury, England
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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.

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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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The ceremony itself was presided over by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

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“Why couldn’t she write her thesis on her own religion? She could have interviewed the archbishop of Canterbury. We could have stayed at Claridge's.”

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Cat Rossi has spent years researching the creative significance of nightclubs, in her capacity as a design historian and professor of architecture at University for the Creative Arts Canterbury.

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