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Coventry

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Coventry

1
 n
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
2
 n
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Coventry
1

n 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

Example of:
city, metropolis, urban center
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
2

n 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”
Synonyms:
banishment, ostracism
Type of:
exclusion
the state of being excluded
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