Canterbury : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Canterbury	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Canterbury
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Canterbury n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canterbury \Can"terbury\, n. 1. 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 [85] Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made. 2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Canterbury, CT Zip code(s): 06331 Canterbury, NH Zip code(s): 03224