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語源

Inherited from 中期英語 Coventre, from 古期英語 Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”).

Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkɒvəntɹi/, [ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi] or IPA: /ˈkʌvəntɹi/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɑvəntɹi/, [ˈkʰɑvəntʃɹi]

固有名詞

Coventry

1. A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire.
   • 2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian‎:

     Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.

2. A place in the United States:
   1. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
   2. A town in Chenango County, New York.
   3. A township in Summit County, Ohio.
   4. A town in Kent County, Rhode Island.
   5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
3. A surname.
   • 2025 March 20, Kate Bartlett, “Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job”, in NPR‎:

     Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.

同意語

• Cov (informal)

派生語

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