canterbury: Meaning and Definition of

can•ter•bur•y

Pronunciation: (kan'tur-ber"ē, -bu-rē), [key]
— pl. -buries.
  1. a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers.
  2. a supper tray with partitions for cutlery and plates.

Can•ter•bur•y

Pronunciation: (kan'tur-ber"ē, -bu-rē or, esp. Brit., -brē), [key]
— n.
  1. a city in E Kent, in SE England: cathedral; early ecclesiastical center of England. 115,600.
  2. a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: a part of Sydney. 115,100.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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