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coventry

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈkəvəntɹi// coven·try
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Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”).

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