/ Dictionary / Index C canterbury: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: can•ter•bur•y Pronunciation: (kan'tur-ber"ē, -bu-rē), [key] — pl. -buries. a stand having sections for holding magazines, sheet music, or loose papers. a supper tray with partitions for cutlery and plates. Can•ter•bur•y Pronunciation: (kan'tur-ber"ē, -bu-rē or, esp. Brit., -brē), [key] — n. a city in E Kent, in SE England: cathedral; early ecclesiastical center of England. 115,600. a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: a part of Sydney. 115,100. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: canterbury (Thesaurus) canter Canterbury bells Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language