Canterbury

prop. n.	1.	A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas à Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made.
	2.	A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc. Canterbury ball (Bot.) a species of Campanula of several varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped flowers. Canterbury gallop a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. Canterbury tale one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time.

Noun

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Canterbury - a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

Kent, town