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Coventry

American  
[kuhv-uhn-tree, kov-] / ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv- /

noun

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

  2. a town in central Rhode Island.

idioms

  1. send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore.

    His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed.
Coventry British  
/ ˈkɒvəntrɪ /

noun

  1. 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)

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

  3. to ostracize or ignore

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Example Sentences

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He added that the way Ms. Coventry laid it out “is exactly correct.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Coulson was last seen near a church meeting she had attended on Raglan Street, Coventry, on 21 May, where she had appeared to be well.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Kirsty Coventry, a former gold-medal Olympics swimmer from Zimbabwe, was elected a year ago as the first woman president of the IOC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

IOC president Kirsty Coventry said the policy was "led by medical experts".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Tom Yew wrote a letter to his family the day before the Coventry was sunk.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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