Coventry

[ kuhv-uh n-tree, kov- ]

/ ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv- /

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a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral.

a town in central Rhode Island.

Idioms for Coventry

send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore: His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed.

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On the phone from her home in Coventry, England, Davis laughs.

Will Jordan Davis Become the First Transgender Miss England? |Tim Teeman |February 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It would seem," says O'Brien, "that in coming to Hull Larkin had in a sense sent himself to Coventry.

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |November 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Although he is most closely associated with Hull, Larkin was born in Coventry.

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |November 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Researchers from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, followed nearly 6,500 children from before birth until age 13.

Bullying's Hidden Danger |Tim Murphy |June 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

We note, too, that Peter of Blockesley gave possessions to the prior and convent of Coventry in trust for the school.

Education in England in the Middle Ages |Albert William Parry
"Please see whether I have left my pocket-handkerchief in the dining-room, Mr. Coventry," said Grace, demurely.

Put Yourself in His Place |Charles Reade
Lucia was called out by the housekeeper a moment after, and Coventry left to the society most wearisome to him, namely his own.

Behind A Mask, Or A Woman's Power |A. M. Barnard
Leonard Morrison found himself sent to Coventry, not by his schoolfellows, but by his sister.

That Scholarship Boy |Emma Leslie
From accounts preserved of the sums expended at sundry public feasts at Coventry (Anno 1452 to 1464) we find that 2s.

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham |Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

British Dictionary definitions for coventry

Coventry

/ (ˈkɒvəntrɪ) /

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a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)

a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 305 000 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)

send to Coventry to ostracize or ignore

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