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Westminster Abbey

American  

noun

  1. a Gothic church in London, England.

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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The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

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 • Dec. 24, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

A quick campaign began, and within a day or two, twenty members of Parliament signed an edict that Charles should be buried in Westminster Abbey.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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