Coventry
Americannoun
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a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral.
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a town in central Rhode Island.
idioms
noun
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a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
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a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 305 000 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)
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to ostracize or ignore
Example Sentences
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It is a reason why both played in Wednesday's Carabao Cup win at Coventry rather than being rested.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Four games into the season, Tottenham Hotspur and Coventry City are the only sides yet to score in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lampard's Coventry side have lost all four of their Premier League games so far.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But getting your head around that is hard, and it is the same for the players who were part of that promotion - especially if you were dominant like Coventry were last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He gets a job in the gas works in Coventry shoveling coal into the furnaces like Uncle Pa Keating, shoveling coal and waiting for the day he can go to America after me.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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