Caunterbury

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Cantwaraburh.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Caunterbury

  1. Canterbury
    • 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,

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