Covent Garden

[ kuhv-uh nt, kov- ]

/ ˈkʌv ənt, ˈkɒv- /

noun

a district in central London, England, formerly a vegetable and flower market.

a theater in this district, first built 1731–32, important in English theatrical history: home of the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet.

Examples from the Web for covent garden

Kynaston died wealthy, and was buried in the church-yard of St. Paul's, Covent-garden.
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II (of 2)|Colley Cibber
She had through life heavy demands on her earnings, and he, in evil hour, invested much of his property in Covent-garden Theatre.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various
He likewise very falsely and impudently asserts, that he has published it as I spoke it at Covent-Garden theatre.
A Lecture On Heads|Geo. Alex. Stevens
Upper Wellington-street, Covent-garden, London, at the rate of 3d.
Notes & Queries, No. 43, Saturday, August 24, 1850|Various

So poor Butler was buried in Covent-Garden, privately but decently.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for covent garden

Covent Garden

/ (ˈkʌvənt, ˈkɒv-) /

noun

a district of central London: famous for its former fruit, vegetable, and flower market, now a shopping precinct

the Royal Opera House (built 1858) in Covent Garden

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Covent Garden

noun

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Covent Garden

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