About The Word Coventry
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Coventry
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What's The Definition Of Coventry?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Coventry: banishment | ostracism Related Terms | Find terms related to Coventry: See Also | city | England | exclusion | metropolis | urban center Coventry In Webster's Dictionary \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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