Coventry

English

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).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒvəntɹi/, [ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi] or IPA(key): /ˈkʌvəntɹi/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑvəntɹi/, [ˈkʰɑvəntʃɹi]

Proper noun

Coventry

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

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Coventry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.vɛn.tri/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɛntri
  • Syllabification: Co‧ven‧try

Proper noun

Coventry n (indeclinable)

  1. Coventry (an industrial cathedral city and metropolitan borough in central England, United Kingdom)

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