coventry
/ˈkɑvəntɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.49 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire.
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A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen."
- "Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Coventre, Cofentrēo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑvəntɹi/
- British English: /ˈkɒvəntɹi/