Westminster Abbey

American  

noun

1. a Gothic church in London, England.

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Westminster Abbey British  

noun

1. a Gothic church in London: site of a Benedictine monastery (1050–65); scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs since William I

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Westminster Abbey Cultural  

1. Famous church located in London, England. Almost all English monarchs since William the Conqueror have been crowned there.

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Distinguished English subjects are buried there. The Poets' Corner contains the graves of great English writers, including Geoffrey Chaucer and Robert Browning.

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That same year he began a romance with Princess Margaret, and two years later, Armstrong-Jones and the princess married at Westminster Abbey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

When he's not at Wimbledon, Rufus chases away the birds at Lord's cricket ground and Westminster Abbey.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

He designed sets for plays and backdrops for operas and—using an iPad—created a hawthorn-blossom pattern for a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to honor the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Princess Catherine has attended a service at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the war dead of Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Then there before us was the clergy-mouse, come directly from Westminster Abbey.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck