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canterbury

/ˈkæntəb(ə)ɹɪ//ˈkæntəɹbəɹi/

canterbury noun: a rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.

Noun

canterbury (plural canterburys or canterburies)

  1. A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.

Proper noun capitalized: Canterbury

Canterbury

  1. A cathedral city in Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1457).
  2. A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.
  3. The episcopal see of Canterbury or the occupant thereof (the full title used for the archbishop).
  4. (metonymically) The Anglican Communion.
  5. A suburb of Sydney in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A small settlement in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.
  7. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia.
  8. A village and parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  9. A suburb of Montego Bay, Jamaica.
  10. A region in the South Island, New Zealand.
    • A New Zealand linguistics doctorate graduate from the University of Canterbury has completed a world-first study into colloquial Antarctic English, spoken at the US, British and New Zealand Antarctic research stations.2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
  11. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  12. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware.
  13. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  14. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

canterbury meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

canterbury in Hindi

कैंटरबरी, कैन्टरबरी, कैनटरबरी

canterbury in Tamil

கேன்டர்பரி, கேண்டர்பரி, கான்டர்பரி

canterbury in Marathi

कॅन्टरबरी, कँटरबरी, कॅन्टारबरी

canterbury in Urdu

کینٹربری, کینٹربیری
More languagesFewer languages
canterbury in Bengali
ক্যান্টারবারি, ক্যান্টারবেরি
canterbury in Telugu
కాంటర్బరీ, క్యాంటర్బరీ, కాన్టర్బరీ
canterbury in Malayalam
കാൻറ്റർബറി, കാൻ്റർബറി, കാൻറർബറി
canterbury in Kannada
ಕ್ಯಾಂಟರ್ಬರಿ, ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಟರ್ಬರಿ, ಕ್ಯಾಂಟರ್ಬರಿಯು
canterbury in Punjabi
ਕੈਂਟਰਬਰੀ, ਕੈਨ੍ਟਰਬਰੀ, ਕੈਨਟਰਬਰੀ
canterbury in Gujarati
કેન્ટરબરી, કેન્ટર્બરી, કેન્ટારબરી
canterbury in Odia
କ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଟର୍ବେରୀ, କ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଟର୍ବରୀ, କ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍ଟରବରୀ
canterbury in Nepali
क्यान्टरबरी, क्यान्टर्बरी, क्यानटरबरी

Forms of canterbury

pluralcanterburys
pluralcanterburies

Origin of canterbury

From Canterbury.

From Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burg.

Words formed from canterbury

Phrases with canterbury

Questions about canterbury

What does canterbury mean?
Canterbury means a rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
What is canterbury in Hindi?
Canterbury in Hindi is कैंटरबरी, कैन्टरबरी, कैनटरबरी. See Canterbury meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is canterbury?
Canterbury can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce canterbury?
Canterbury is pronounced /ˈkæntəɹbəɹi/ (US).
What is the plural of canterbury?
The plural of canterbury is canterburys.

Words near canterbury in the dictionary

  1. Canterburian
  2. Canterburianism
  3. Canterburians
  4. Canterburie
  5. canterburies
  6. canterbury
  7. Canterbury bells
  8. Canterbury gallop
  9. Canterbury gallops
  10. Canterbury sound
  11. Canterbury-Bankstown

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canterbury (page history and authors); Canterbury (page history and authors); canterbury (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canterbury (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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