Canterbury

See also: canterbury

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəbəɹi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəbəɹɪ/, /ˈkæntəbɹɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛntɘbɘɹi/, /ˈkɛntɘbɹi/

• Audio (UK):

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Proper noun

Canterbury

1. An ancient city in Kent, England
2. A local government district of Kent, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.
3. A province of New Zealand
4. A region of New Zealand

Derived terms

Terms derived from Canterbury

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

Translations

ancient 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 (Kántermperi), Καντερβουρία 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
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• 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
• Tagalog: Kanterbury
• Telugu: కాంటర్బరీ (kāṇṭarbarī)
• Ukrainian: Ке́нтербері m (Kénterberi)
• Welsh: Caergaint f

See also

• Canterbury on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Template:commonslite

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canterbury, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Cantwaraburh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.tɛʁ.bœ.ʁi/

Proper noun

Canterbury m

1. Canterbury (a city in England)

Synonyms

• Cantorbéry

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canterbury, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Cantwaraburh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtɛr.bu.ri/, /ˈkan.ter.bu.ri/
• Hyphenation: Can‧tèr‧bu‧ry, Càn‧ter‧bu‧ry

Proper noun

Canterbury f

1. Canterbury (ancient city in England)

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Middle English

Proper noun

Canterbury

1. Alternative form of Caunterbury

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Canterbury ?

1. Canterbury (ancient city in England)

Synonyms

• (now rare) Cantórbery