Coventry
- short story by Robert Heinlein
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒvəntɹi/ / [ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi] / /ˈkʌvəntɹi/
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Etymology: 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”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.
- A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire.
“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.”
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“Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.”