Definitions for coventry
ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv-coven·t·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. banishment, ostracism, Coventrynoun

   the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

   "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"

2. Coventrynoun

   an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coventrynoun

   Banishment.

2. Coventrynoun

   An industrial city in central England.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coventry

   Coventry ( (listen) KOV-ən-tree or KUV-) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed by Coventry City Council. Formerly part of Warwickshire until 1451, Coventry had a population of 345,328 at the 2021 census, making it the tenth largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom.It is the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, from which it is separated by an area of green belt known as the Meriden Gap, and the third largest in the wider Midlands after Birmingham and Leicester. The city is part of a larger conurbation known as the Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area, which in 2021 had a population of 389,603.Coventry is 18 miles (29 km) east-south-east of Birmingham, 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Leicester, 10 miles (16 km) north of Warwick and 94 miles (151 km) north-west of London. Coventry is also the most central city in England, being only 12 miles (19 km) south-west of the country's geographical centre in Leicestershire.Coventry became an important and wealthy city of national importance during the Middle Ages. Later it became an important industrial centre, becoming home to a large bicycle industry in the 19th century, in the 20th century it became a major centre of the British motor industry, this made it a target for German air raids during the Second World War, and in November 1940, much of the historic city centre was destroyed by a large air raid. The city was rebuilt after the war, and the motor industry thrived until the mid-1970s, although by the late-1970s/early-1980s Coventry was in an economic crisis and amongst the country's highest levels of unemployment due to major plant closures and the collapse of the respective local supply-chain. In recent years Coventry has seen regeneration and an increase in population. The city has three universities: Coventry University in the city centre, the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts and the smaller private Arden University with its headquarters close to Coventry Airport. Coventry was awarded UK City of Culture for 2021.

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1. coventry

   Coventry is a city located in central England. It is known for its rich history, Coventry University, and its cathedral, which was destroyed during World War II and later rebuilt. The term "Coventry" is also used idiomatically in English language as "sent to Coventry," which means to be ostracized or ignored by the society or a social group.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Coventrynoun

   a town in the county of Warwick, England

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1. Coventry

   Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 12th largest UK city overall. It is also the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, with a population of 316,900 at the 2011 UK census. Historically within Warwickshire, Coventry is situated 95 miles northwest of central London and 19 miles east-southeast of Birmingham, and is further from the coast than any other city in Britain. Although harbouring a population of almost a third of a million inhabitants, Coventry is not amongst the English Core Cities Group due to its proximity to Birmingham. Coventry was the world's first twin city when it formed a twinning relationship with the Russian city of Stalingrad during World War II. The relationship developed through ordinary people in Coventry who wanted to show their support for the Soviet Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. The city is now also twinned with Dresden, Lidice and 23 other cities around the world. A part of the City Centre at the entrance to the lower shopping precinct was named Lidice Place. Coventry Cathedral is one of the newer cathedral buildings, having been built after the destruction of the ancient cathedral by the Luftwaffe in November 1940. Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry, and it has two universities, the city centre-based Coventry University and the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Coventry

   kuv′ent-ri, n.—in phrase, To send to Coventry = to shut a man out of any special society.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coventry

   a town in Warwickshire, 18½ m. SE. of Birmingham; famous for the manufacture of ribbons and watches, and recently the chief seat of the manufacture of bicycles and tricycles; in the old streets are some quaint old houses; there are some very fine churches and a number of charitable institutions.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coventry

   A corruption of Conventry--i.e. Convent town. Before the Reformation it was far famed for the number of its conventual establishments. The suffix try is Celtic for “dwelling.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COVENTRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coventry is ranked #32203 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Coventry surname appeared 716 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Coventry.
   
   95.2% or 682 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • England
   • City
   • Exclusion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coventry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coventry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of coventry in a Sentence

1. Matthias Rogg:

   And while the bombing of Dresden was dreadful, it's crucial that without Sept. 1 1939, without Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry, London there wouldn't have been Dresden.

2. Matthias Rogg:

   It's the point from which everything is measured. It fed the myth that Dresden was the innocent victim of a pointless war and hid the fact that it was a center of Nazism and a significant hub for making armaments, and while the bombing of Dresden was dreadful, it's crucial that without Sept. 1 1939, without Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry, London there wouldn't have been Dresden.

3. Philip Powell:

   the Basil Spence Syndrome. When Coventry Cathedral was going up and in the public eye, he went through a lean period when he wasn't offered any jobs at all because people thought he wouldn't have time for anything else.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coventry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coventry
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coventry
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coventry
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coventry
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Coventry
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=coventry
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html