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Cantorbire
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Old French
Alternative forms
fro Canterbiri Cantorbiri Cantorebiri Cantoribiri Cantuorbiri
fro Cantorbiere Cantorbile Caunterebire Contorbire Kanterbire Kantwarbire Quantobire Quantorbire
fro Canterburs Cantorbier Cantorbir Cantoribir Caunterburs
Etymology
fro enm Caunterbury or its etymon fro ang Cantwarbyriġ, late form of ang Cantwara byriġ, dative and genitive of ang Cantwara burg.
Pronunciation
fro /kantɔrˈbirə/ /kanturˈbirə/ classical
Proper noun
m
fro cathedral city in modern co/Kent cc/England Canterbury
Descendants
frm Cantorbie Cantourbie Cantorbiere Cantorberi Contorbie
fr Cantorbéry 1 obsolete fr Contorberi, fr Contorbery
roa-opt Conturbe Conturbel 1
roa-oit Cuntorberi 1
it Contorberi Conturberi Contorbery obsolete
osp Conturbel 1
es Conturbel Contorber obsolete
it Conturbel 1 obsolete