Westminster Abbey

/ˌˈwɛstˌˈmɪnstər ˌæbi/
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Definitions of Westminster Abbey
  1. noun
    a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery
    “Westminster Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs”
    “Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey”
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    any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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