Definition of Canterbury

1. Noun. A town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Kent

Definition of Canterbury

1. n. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas à Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canterbury

cantars
cantata
cantatas
cantate
cantates
cantatrice
cantatrices
cantatrici
cantdog
cantdogs
canted
canteen
canteens
Cantelli's sign
canter
Canterbury (current term)
Canterbury bell
Canterbury Tales
cantered
cantering
cantering rhythm
cantering rhythm
canters
cantest
canthal
canthal
canthal hypertelorism
Cantharellus
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cinnabarinus

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