Christchurch

[ krahyst-church ]

noun

1. a city on E South Island, in New Zealand.

Christchurch

/ ˈkraɪstˌtʃɜːtʃ /

noun

1. a city in New Zealand, on E South Island: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 344 100 (2004 est)
2. a town and resort in S England, in SE Dorset. Pop: 40 208 (2001)

Example Sentences

In 2019, less than a month after the Christchurch massacre, New Zealand lawmakers passed a gun buyback scheme, as well as restrictions on AR-15s and other semiautomatic weapons, and they later established a firearms registry.

From Vox

So, three years after the Christchurch attack, the only tool required to fool the platforms’ automated systems for removing terrorist content is basic video editing software, plus some persistence.

From Time

“Some of the things that they do could keep you awake at night,” says arachnologist Fiona Cross of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

From Science News

The Christchurch massacre of worshippers at mosques in New Zealand in March 2019 caught the attention of American officials.

From ProPublica

Christchurch remains a buzzing, thriving city,'' William said in a speech.

From The Daily Beast

The couple will leave George behind for a two-day tour of Dunedin, Queenstown, and Christchurch, all on South Island.

From The Daily Beast

Short flights link Wanaka to Christchurch; by road the journey takes five hours.

From The Daily Beast

He last visited New Zealand in March 2011, shortly after the Christchurch earthquake.

From The Daily Beast

The Christchurch quake, he said, was a popular conversation topic with his young kindergarten students.

From The Daily Beast

“Restoration” was begun at first under the direction of Mr. Ferrey, who also restored Christchurch Priory.

From Project Gutenberg

Perfect skeletons of them are still preserved in the museum of Christchurch, New Zealand.

From Project Gutenberg

The heir at the time was at Christchurch; but at such a period a slight interruption to his studies was not to be lamented.

From Project Gutenberg

He comes from the north country, but for many years he hath gone the round of the forest from Southampton to Christchurch.

From Project Gutenberg

By these signs Alleyne knew that he was on the very fringe of the forest, and therefore no great way from Christchurch.

From Project Gutenberg