Coventry

Other forms: Coventrys; Coventries

Definitions of Coventry
  1. noun
    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
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    example of:
    city, metropolis, urban center
    a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
  2. noun
    the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
    synonyms: banishment, ostracism
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    type of:
    exclusion
    the state of being excluded
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