Christchurch

American  

[krahyst-church] / ˈkraɪstˌtʃɜrtʃ /

noun

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

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Christchurch British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Families and friends of those killed or wounded in the attacks have been invited to watch proceedings in Christchurch remotely by video with a one-hour delay.

From Barron's

Residents at Iford Bridge Home Park near Christchurch, where the levels of the River Stour had been rising, were evacuated on Wednesday.

From BBC

“Some people thought it was a bit petulant,” said Dave Burns, a hotelier and publican in Christchurch who helped launch the campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 344 huts on the sandbank near Christchurch can only be used overnight for part of the year but can sell for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

From BBC

Hordle Cliff, near Christchurch on England's south coast, preserves fossils from the Eocene, a stretch of time from about 56 to 34 million years ago.

From Science Daily