Caunterbury

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Canterbury, Canterburi, Caunterburi, Cawnterbery, Kaunterburi

Etymology

From Old English Cantwara byriġ, dative and genitive of Cantwara burg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯ntərburiː/, /ˈkantərburiː/

Proper noun

Caunterbury

1. Canterbury (a cathedral city in modern Kent, England)
   • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.

     And specially from every shires ende
     Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,

     And specially from every shire's end
     Of England they to Canterbury went,

Descendants

• English: Canterbury