Meaning of COVENTRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'kuvuntree
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- [n] 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
- [n] the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"
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| | Synonyms: | | banishment, ostracism |
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| | See Also: | | city, England, exclusion, metropolis, urban center | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cov"en*try\ (k?v"en-tr?), n.
A town in the county of Warwick, England.
{To send to Coventry}, to exclude from society; to shut out
from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.
{Coventry blue}, blue thread of a superior dye, made at
Coventry, England, and used for embroidery.
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