Coventry (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Coventry is a city in England (population 304,746).

There are several U.S. towns named Coventry:

Coventry, Connecticut (population 11,504)
Coventry, New York (population 1,589)
Coventry, Rhode Island (population 33,668)
Coventry, Vermont (population 1,014)

To be "sent to Coventry" is to be ostracised, or systematically ignored. The phrase dates from the English Civil War, when a military prison was located in the city.

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