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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\, 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 [`a] 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. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Canterbury, CT Zip code(s): 06331 Canterbury, NH Zip code(s): 03224
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