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-ree, -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. Latin name: Durovernum. 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)

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)

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

Other Word Forms

• Canterburian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of canterbury¹

1840–50; after Canterbury, England

Example Sentences

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey quit his service as a Church of England priest after the BBC revealed he had advocated for Tudor, who subsequently rose through the ranks to become a rector and area dean on Canvey Island, Essex.

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Their criticisms were echoed by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who said people should see migrants as vulnerable people just like them.

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Kent Police was called to a "medical incident" at Kent College on Whitstable Road, Canterbury, just before 23:00 GMT on Monday.

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Mr Pratt, who also lived in Maldon before moving to Canterbury 10 years ago, said he fell in love with rock 'n' roll after watching Bill Haley on TV, and first picked up the guitar at the age of 10.

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"Given the way Putin's regime operates, it would hardly be surprising if, in addition to his dramatic demotion in ecclesiastical terms, there had also been a determination to make sure that his reputation was damaged in whatever ways could be arranged," the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, told the BBC.

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