Coventry
pronunciation
How to pronounce Coventry in British English:
UK ['kɔvəntri]
How to pronounce Coventry in American English:
US [ˈkʌvɪntri]
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- Noun:
- the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
- an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
Word Origin
- Coventry
- city in Warwickshire, Old English Couentre (1043) "Cofa's tree," from Old English masc. personal name Cofa (genitive Cofan) + tree (n.). Probably a boundary marker or public assembly place.
Example
- 1. Councillors in towns like coventry are already campaigning against a change .
- 2. Coventry halted passenger flights in 2009 , throttled by its proximity to birmingham international .
- 3. As the town of coventry grew , so leofric began assuming a greater role in its public affairs .
- 4. Hansen said he was taking part in the coventry demonstration tomorrow because he wants a worldwide moratorium on new coal power stations .
- 5. Archaeologists in coventry have unearthed part of a 14th century stained glass window bearing the face of a beautiful woman .