Synonyms for canterbury
ˈkæn tərˌbɛr i, -bə ri; esp. Brit. -brican·ter·bu·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. Canterburynoun

   a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

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1. • Kent
   • Town

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1. List of paraphrases for "canterbury":

   convocation

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How to use canterbury in a sentence?

1. Dr Jones:

   The Canterbury Roll is the most significant and substantial medieval artefact in New Zealand. For 100 years, UC has been the guardian of this unique 600-year-old treasure, which tells the history of England from its mythical origins to the late Middle Ages, no-one has anything like this in New Zealand or Australia. And it’s utterly bonkers that no-one really knows we have it, because it’s magnificent!

2. The Duchess of Sussex:

   Piers Morgan called the archbishop and Piers Morgan just said, look, this thing, this spectacle is for the world, but Piers Morgan want Piers Morgan union between Piers Morgan, so the vows that Piers Morgan have framed in Piers Morgan room are just the two of us in Piers Morgan backyard with the archbishop of Canterbury.

3. Michael Wadleigh:

   We talked ahead of time about' The Canterbury Tales.' We tried to get profiles of people - the nude bathing, the couple on the road, the guy who was cleaning the toilets. He had such pride in what he was doing.

4. Matthew Rushton:

   The Archbishop of Canterbury said to us that if you dont know how to have fun in cathedrals then youre not doing your job properly.

5. Sydney Smith:

   I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.