Canterburies

/ˈkæntərˌbɛriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of Canterbury; refers to multiple small ornamental open-sided cabinets or shelves, popular as decorative furniture in the Victorian era.

Etymology

The furniture piece 'Canterbury' is supposedly named after the Canterbury region or was a play on words, though its exact origin is disputed. The name stuck in Victorian furniture terminology and became pluralized.

Kelly Says

Victorian homes were stuffed with tiny specialized furniture pieces—'Canterbuaries' were open-sided cabinets meant to hold sheet music, periodicals, or curios—and this oddly-named piece is completely forgotten today, even though antique dealers would recognize one immediately!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካንተርበሪ ህዝብ
ka-n-ter-be-ree h-iz-b
ARالعربية
سكان كنتربري
sa-kan kan-ter-bree
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্টারবারিয়ানরা
kaan-taar-ba-ree-yan-ra
CACatalà
canterburis
kan-ter-boo-rees
CSČeština
Canterburyané
kan-ter-bu-ree-a-ne
DADansk
canterburyaner
kan-ter-bu-ree-aner
DEDeutsch
Canterburyaner
kan-ter-ber-ee-a-ner
ELΕλληνικά
Καντέρμπουριοι
kan-ter-boo-ree-oi
ESEspañol
canterburyanos
kan-ter-bee-ree-ah-nos
FAفارسی
شهروندان کانتربری
shahr-vand-an kan-ter-bree
FISuomi
canterburylaiset
kan-ter-bu-ree-lai-set
FRFrançais
Canterburyens
kan-ter-bwee-ri-ehn
GUGU
કેન્ટરબરીના
ken-ter-bu-ree-na
HAHA
mutumin Canterbury
mu-tu-min kan-ter-bu-ree
HEעברית
תושבי קנטרברי
to-she-ve kan-ter-bree
HIहिन्दी
कैंटरबरीवासी
kan-ter-ba-ree-va-see
HUMagyar
canterburyiak
kan-ter-ber-ee-iak
IDBahasa Indonesia
penduduk Canterbury
pen-du-duk kan-ter-bu-ree
IGIG
ndị Canterbury
n-di kan-ter-bu-ree
ITItaliano
canterburyani
kan-ter-bee-ree-ah-ni
JA日本語
ケンブリッジ人
ken-burijji-jin
KKKK
Кентърбериліктер
ken-ter-be-ri-lik-ter
KMKM
ប្រជាជន កាន់តាប្រេរី
bra-che-a-chon kaan-ta-ba-ree
KO한국어
캔터베리 사람들
kan-te-be-ri sa-ram-deul
MRMR
केंटर्बरीचे लोक
ken-ter-ba-ree-che lok
MSBahasa Melayu
penduduk Canterbury
pen-du-duk kan-ter-bu-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်တာဘရီလူမျိုး
kan-ta-ba-ree loo-myoe
NLNederlands
Canterburyaren
kan-ter-ber-ee-aren
NONorsk
canterburyaner
kan-ter-bu-ree-aner
PAPA
ਕੈਂਟਰਬਰੀ ਦੇ
kaen-ter-ba-ree de
PLPolski
mieszkańcy Canterbury
mish-ka-n-cy kan-ter-bu-ree
PTPortuguês
canterburyanos
kan-ter-boo-ree-anos
RORomână
canterburyeni
kan-ter-boo-ree-eni
RUРусский
кантерберийцы
kanter-be-ri-tsy
SVSvenska
canterburyaner
kan-ter-bu-ree-aner
SWKiswahili
wanaume Canterbury
wa-na-me kan-ter-bu-ree
TAதமிழ்
கேன்டர்பரி மக்கள்
kaen-taar-pa-ri makkal
TEతెలుగు
కంటర్బరీవారు
kan-ter-ba-ree-va-ru
THไทย
คนจากแคนเทอร์เบอรี
kon jahk kan-ter-bu-ree
TLTL
mga tao mula sa Canterbury
mga ta-o mu-la sa kan-ter-bu-ree
TRTürkçe
canterburyliler
kan-ter-ber-lee-ler
UKУкраїнська
кантерберійці
kan-ter-ber-iytsi
URاردو
لوگ Canterbury
loo-g kan-ter-bree
VITiếng Việt
người Canterbury
ngoo-ee kan-ter-bu-ree
YOYO
omo Canterbury
o-mo kan-ter-bu-ree
ZH中文
坎特伯雷人
kǎn tè bǔ lèi rén
ZUZU
abantu base Canterbury
a-ban-too ba-se kan-ter-bu-ree

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