Canterbury (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural can·ter·buries.
  1. a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers.
  2. a supper tray with partitions for cutlery and plates.
noun
  1. a city in E Kent, in SE England: cathedral; early ecclesiastical center of England.
  2. a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: a part of Sydney.
noun plural -buries antiques
  1. a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
  2. a similar 19th-century stand used for holding sheet music, music books, or magazines
noun
  1. 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)
  2. a regional council area of New Zealand, on E central South Island on Canterbury Bight : mountainous with coastal lowlands; agricultural. Chief town: Christchurch. Pop: 520 500 (2004 est). Area: 43 371 sq km (16 742 sq miles)
Canterbury (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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