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.

Example Sentences

Of all the tunes you would expect to hear at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, a Bollywood song isn't on the list.

From BBC

The Sandringham service comes hours before the King delivers his traditional Christmas message, filmed this year in Westminster Abbey.

From BBC

The mother and daughter did not appear live at the Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey earlier this month.

From BBC

Recorded inside Windsor Castle, the moment was shown at the start of a replay on the ITV channel of the annual "Together at Christmas" service at London's Westminster Abbey that Catherine hosted in early December.

From Barron's

This year's Christmas message from King Charles III will be delivered from Westminster Abbey.

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