English Explanatory Dictionary

Coventry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  4. A town in Chenango County, New York.
  5. A township in Summit County, Ohio.
  6. A town in Kent County, Rhode Island.
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
  8. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒvəntɹi/ [ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi] /ˈkʌvəntɹi/ En-uk-Coventry.ogg /ˈkɑvəntɹi/ [ˈkʰɑvəntʃɹi]

Word forms

Coventry

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.

Synonyms

Cov

Derived words

coventrate Coventrian coventrize East Coventry North Coventry send to Coventry sent to Coventry South Coventry
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