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Canterbury
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canterbury
English
thumb|150px|Canterbury in New Zealand
Etymology
From en enm Caunterbury, enm Canterburi, from en ang Cantwara burg.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæntəɹbəɹi/ US
en /ˈkæntəb(ə)ɹɪ/ UK
en /ˈkɛntəb(ə)ɹi/ NZ
en En-uk-Canterbury.ogg UK
Proper noun
en cathedral city co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TR1457. Ward map (central Canterbury)
en local government district with borough status in co/Kent cc/England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself. District map (Kent)
The episcopal see of Archbishop of Canterbury Canterbury or the occupant thereof the full title used for the archbishop.
en metonymically The Anglican Communion.
en suburb city/Sydney in the city:Pref/Canterbury-Bankstown s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en small settlement shire:Pref/Barcoo s/Queensland c/Australia.
en suburb city/Melbourne in the city:Pref/Boroondara s/Victoria c/Australia.
en village/and/parish co/York County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
en suburb city/Montego Bay c/Jamaica.
en region in the r/South Island c/New Zealand.
en 20 June 2024 Eva Corlett Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/fidlets-fingies-and-riding-a-doo-antarctica-english-slang-terms 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013073203/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/fidlets-fingies-and-riding-a-doo-antarctica-english-slang-terms 13 October 2026
en locality c/US.
en town co/Windham County s/Connecticut.
en ucomm co/Kent County s/Delaware.
en town co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Canterbury, New Hampshire
en ucomm co/Mingo County s/West Virginia.
Derived terms
en Cantabrian<q:New Zealand> Canterburian canterbury Canterbury bells Canterbury gallop Canterbury sound Canterbury-Bankstown
Translations
cathedral city in England
Arabic: ar كانتربيري kantirbiri
Armenian: hy Քենթերբերի
Belarusian: be Ке́нтэрберы m
Bulgarian: bg Кентърбъри m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 坎特伯雷 Kǎntèbóléi
Czech: cs Canterbury n
Dutch: nl Kantelberg historical
Finnish: fi Canterbury
French: fr Cantorbéry m
Old French: fro Cantorbire, fro Quantorbire
Georgian: ka კენტერბერი
Greek: el Κάντερμπερι, el Καντερβουρία f
Icelandic: is Kantaraborg f
Italian: it Canterbury f
Japanese: ja カンタベリー Kantaberī
Kazakh: kk Кентербери
Korean: ko 캔터베리
Kyrgyz: ky Кентербери
Latin: la Durovernum n, Medieval Latin la Cantuāria f
Latvian: lv Kenterberija f
Lithuanian: lt Kenterberis m
Macedonian: mk Ка́нтербери m
Malayalam: ml കാന്റർബറി
Marathi: mr कँटर्बरी, mr कँटब्री
Middle English: enm Caunterbury, enm Canterburi
Norman: nrf Cantorbéry
Old English: ang Cantwara burg f
Old Galician-Portuguese: roa-opt Conturbe f
Old Norse: non Kantaraborg f, non Kantarabyrgi n
Polish: pl Canterbury n
Portuguese: pt Cantuária f
Punjabi: pa ਕੈਂਟਰਬਰੀ
Russian: ru Ке́нтербери m
Spanish: es Canterbury, es Cantórbery
Tagalog: tl Kanterbury
Telugu: te కాంటర్బరీ
Ukrainian: uk Ке́нтербері m
Welsh: cy Caergaint f
See also
References
en Anglicanism
en terms suffixed with -bury
French
fr:
Etymology
fr en Canterbury, from fr enm Caunterbury, enm Canterburi, from fr ang Cantwara burh.
Pronunciation
[u:eu]
Proper noun
m
fr cathedral city co/Kent cc/England Canterbury
fr Cantorbéry
fr suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Canterbury
Italian
it:
Etymology
it en Canterbury, from it enm Caunterbury, enm Canterburi, from it ang Cantwara burh.
Pronunciation
Cantèrbury,Cànterbury<qual:high-style, less-preferred>
Proper noun
f
it cathedral city co/Kent cc/England Canterbury
it suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Canterbury
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Caunterbury
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es en Canterbury, from es enm Caunterbury, enm Canterburi, from es ang Cantwara burh.
Proper noun
es cathedral city co/Kent cc/England Canterbury
es Cantórbery<q:now rare>
es suburb city/Sydney s/New South Wales c/Australia Canterbury