Meaning Of The Word Canterbury

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Canterbury in American English
city in Kent, SE England; seat of the primate of the Church of England; county district pop. 124,000
noun: a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers

canterbury in British English
noun: a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001
noun: a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters

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