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Covent Garden
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˌkɒvənt ˈɡɑːdn/ /ˌkʌvənt ˈɡɑːdən/ UK
en /ˌkʌvənt ˈɡɑɹdən/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Covent Garden.wav UK
en LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Covent Garden.wav UK
Proper noun
Covent Garden
en district in central city/London cc/England OS grid ref TQ3081.
The Royal Opera House Royal Opera House, Covent Garden en
Derived terms
en Covent Garden abbess
en Covent Garden ague
en Covent Garden nun
Noun
Covent Garden
en Cockney rhyming slang archaic A farthing.
Usage notes
The rhyme comes from a contemporary colloquial pronunciation of farthing as "farden" [ˈfɑː(ɹ)dən].
References
1 275–276
2 193
en Coins