Canterbury

/ˈkæntərˌbɛri/ noun

Definition

a city in England; also a piece of furniture for holding music or papers

Etymology

Old English Cantwareburh 'fortress of the Kentish people'

Kelly Says

Canterbury literally means 'fortress of the Kent people' and became famous for Chaucer's pilgrims traveling there in 'The Canterbury Tales.' The furniture piece called a Canterbury was designed to hold sheet music - perfect for those medieval ballads!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካንተርበሪ
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
ARالعربية
كانتربيري
kāntirbīrī
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্টারবারি
kyāntārbārī
CACatalà
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
CSČeština
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
DADansk
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
DEDeutsch
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
ELΕλληνικά
Καντέρμπουρι
kantehr-bou-ree
ESEspañol
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
FAفارسی
کنتربری
kantehr-buh-ree
FISuomi
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
FRFrançais
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
GUGU
કેન્ટરબરી
kehn-tah-reh-ree
HAHA
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
HEעברית
קנטרברי
kantehr-buh-ree
HIहिन्दी
कैंटरबरी
kaintarbarī
HUMagyar
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
IGIG
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
ITItaliano
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
JA日本語
カンタベリー
kantaberi
KKKK
Кентербери
kentehr-beh-ree
KMKM
កាន់ទឺបឺរី
kaan tehburi
KO한국어
캔터베리
kaenteobere
MRMR
कँटबरी
kahnt-buh-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်တာဗာရီ
kahntah bah ree
NLNederlands
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
NONorsk
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
PAPA
ਕੈਂਟਰਬਰੀ
kaintarbarī
PLPolski
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
PTPortuguês
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
RORomână
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
RUРусский
Кентербери
kentehr-beh-ree
SVSvenska
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
SWKiswahili
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
TAதமிழ்
காந்டர்பரி
kāṇṭarpuri
TEతెలుగు
కెంటర్బరీ
keṇṭarburī
THไทย
坎เทอร์เบอรี่
khan-teh-buh-ree
TLTL
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
TRTürkçe
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
UKУкраїнська
Кентербері
kentehr-beh-ree
URاردو
کنٹربری
kantehr-buh-ree
VITiếng Việt
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
YOYO
Canterbury
kahnt-ehr-buh-ree
ZH中文
坎特伯雷
kǎn tè bó léi
ZUZU
iCanterbury
ee-kahnt-ehr-buh-ree

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