coventry
noun
Simple meaning
An industrial city in central England.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkʌvəntɹi
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Definition
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noun
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
A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire.
A place in the United States
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: 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
Used this way, coventry is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry.”noun
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