Coventry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːvɛntɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒvɛntɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒvɛntɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːvɛntɹi/.

Examples

the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

banishment ostracism

Parts of Speech

noun	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”
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

Word Forms

banish	verb	expel from a community or group
ostracize	verb	expel from a community or group
ostracise	verb	expel from a community or group

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

Ковентри

состояние изгнания или остракизма (исключение из общества по общему согласию)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोवेंट्री

निर्वासित या बहिष्कृत किये जाने की अवस्था (सामान्य सहमति से समाज से बहिष्कृत)

🇧🇩Bengali

কভেন্ট্রি

নির্বাসিত বা বহিষ্কৃত হওয়ার অবস্থা (সাধারণ সম্মতিতে সমাজ থেকে বাদ দেওয়া)

🇮🇳Tamil

கோவென்ட்ரி

நாடுகடத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட நிலை (பொது ஒப்புதலால் சமூகத்திலிருந்து விலக்கப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

కోవెంట్రీ

బహిష్కరించబడిన లేదా బహిష్కరించబడిన స్థితి (సాధారణ సమ్మతి ద్వారా సమాజం నుండి మినహాయించబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

कोव्हेंट्री

हद्दपार किंवा बहिष्कृत होण्याची स्थिती (सर्वसाधारण संमतीने समाजातून वगळलेले)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોવેન્ટ્રી

દેશનિકાલ અથવા બહિષ્કૃત થવાની સ્થિતિ (સામાન્ય સંમતિ દ્વારા સમાજમાંથી બાકાત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋವೆಂಟ್ರಿ

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಸಮಾಜದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കവൻട്രി

നാടുകടത്തപ്പെടുകയോ പുറത്താക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ (പൊതു സമ്മതപ്രകാരം സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിവാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു)

🇵🇰Urdu

کوونٹری

ملک بدر یا بے دخل ہونے کی حالت (عام رضامندی سے معاشرے سے خارج)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

考文垂

被放逐或排斥的状态（普遍同意被排除在社会之外）

🇯🇵Japanese

コベントリー

追放または追放されている状態（一般の同意により社会から排除されている）

🇰🇷Korean

코번트리

추방되거나 배척당한 상태(일반적인 동의에 의해 사회에서 제외됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thành phố

tình trạng bị trục xuất hoặc tẩy chay (bị loại trừ khỏi xã hội bởi sự đồng ý chung)

🇹🇭Thai

โคเวนทรี

สถานะของการถูกเนรเทศหรือถูกเนรเทศ (แยกออกจากสังคมโดยความยินยอมทั่วไป)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوفنتري

حالة النفي أو النبذ (المستبعدة من المجتمع بموافقة عامة)

🇮🇷Persian

کاونتری

وضعیت تبعید یا طرد شده (با رضایت عمومی از جامعه طرد شده است)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קובנטרי

מצב של מגורש או מנודה (מודר מהחברה בהסכמה כללית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'coventry'?

The primary meaning of 'coventry' is 'the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)'.

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Using 'coventry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'coventry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'coventry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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