Westminster Abbey
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noun
a Gothic church in London, England.
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Examples from the Web for westminster abbey
He deserved a place in Westminster-Abbey, and every year he lived, would have deserved it better.
Life of Johnson|James BoswellHe died May 8, 1662, and was interred in Westminster-abbey, under his own stall.
Microcosmography|John EarleOn the eleventh day of October, the coronation of the king and queen was performed at Westminster-Abbey, with the usual solemnity.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias SmollettOn the 2nd of May his remains were deposited with much form in the cloisters of Westminster-abbey.
Westminster Abbey
noun
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
Famous church located in London, England. Almost all English monarchs since William the Conqueror have been crowned there.
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