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Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kʌvənt ɡɑːdən/, /kɒvənt ɡɑːdn/
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Proper noun edit

Covent Garden

  1. A district in central London.
  2. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Noun edit

Covent Garden (plural Covent Gardens)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang, archaic) A farthing.

Usage notes edit

The rhyme comes from a contemporary colloquial pronunciation of farthing as "farden" [ˈfɑː(ɹ)dən].

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