Coventry - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Coventry :  (noun)
1: 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" [syn: banishment, ostracism, Coventry]
2: 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 [syn: Coventry]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Coventry : \Cov"en*try\ (k?v"en-tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England.

To send to Coventry, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.

Coventry blue, blue thread of a superior dye, made at Coventry, England, and used for embroidery.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Coventry, CT Zip code(s): 06238 Coventry, RI Zip code(s): 02816 Coventry, VT Zip code(s): 05825

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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