Canterbury

See also: canterbury

English

Canterbury in New Zealand

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəbəɹi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəbəɹɪ/, /ˈkæntəbɹɪ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛntɘbɘɹi/, /ˈkɛntɘbɹi/

• Audio (UK):

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Proper noun

Canterbury

1. A cathedral city in Kent, England.
2. A local government district of 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.
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.
11. A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.
13. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.
14. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Canterbury

• (New Zealand) Cantabrian
• canterbury
• Canterbury-Bankstown
• Canterbury bells
• Canterbury gallop
• Canterbury sound

Translations

cathedral city in England

• Arabic: كانتربيري (kantirbiri)
• Armenian: Քենթերբերի (Kʻentʻerberi)
• Belarusian: Ке́нтэрберы m (Kjénterbjery)
• Bulgarian: Кентърбъри m (Kentǎrbǎri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坎特伯雷 (Kǎntèbóléi)

• Czech: Canterbury (cs) n
• Finnish: Canterbury
• French: Cantorbéry (fr) m

  Old French: Cantorbire, Quantorbire

• Georgian: კენტერბერი (ḳenṭerberi)
• Greek: Κάντερμπερι (el) (Kántermperi), Καντερβουρία (el) f (Kantervouría)
• Icelandic: Kantaraborg f
• Italian: Canterbury f
• Japanese: カンタベリー (Kantaberī)
• Kazakh: Кентербери (Kenterberi)
• Korean: 캔터베리 (kaenteoberi)
• Kyrgyz: Кентербери (Kenterberi)
• Latin: Durovernum n, (Medieval Latin) Cantuāria f
• Latvian: Kenterberija f
• Lithuanian: Kenterberis m
• Macedonian: Ка́нтербери m (Kánterberi)
• Malayalam: കാന്റർബറി (kānṟaṟbaṟi)
• Middle English: Caunterbury, Canterburi
• Norman: Cantorbéry
• Old English: Cantwara burg f
• Old Norse: Kantaraborg f, Kantarabyrgi n
• Old Portuguese: Conturbe f
• Polish: Canterbury n
• Portuguese: Cantuária (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਕੈਂਟਰਬਰੀ (kaiṇṭrabarī)
• Russian: Ке́нтербери m (Kénterberi)
• Spanish: Canterbury (es), Cantórbery (es)
• Tagalog: Kanterbury
• Telugu: కాంటర్బరీ (kāṇṭarbarī)
• Ukrainian: Ке́нтербері m (Kénterberi)
• Welsh: Caergaint f

See also

• Canterbury on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Canterbury on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwaraburh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.tɛʁ.bœ.ʁi/

Proper noun

Canterbury m

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)

   Synonym: Cantorbéry

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwaraburh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtɛr.bu.ri/, (high-style, less-preferred) /ˈkan.ter.bu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ɛrburi, (high-style, less-preferred) -anterburi
• Hyphenation: Can‧tèr‧bu‧ry, (high-style, less-preferred) Càn‧ter‧bu‧ry

Proper noun

Canterbury f

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)

Middle English

Proper noun

Canterbury

1. Alternative form of Caunterbury

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Canterbury, from Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwaraburh.

Proper noun

Canterbury ?

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)

   Synonym: (now rare) Cantórbery