proper noun/kɑ̃.tɔʁ.be.ʁi/
Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)
Synonyms: Canterbury
Inherited from Middle French Cantorbie, Cantorbiere, from Old French Cantorbire, Cantorbiri, form Middle English Caunterbury or its (etymon) Old English Cantwarbyriġ, late form of Cantwara byriġ, dative and genitive of Cantwara burg. Form development The modern French form in -béry, replacing the usual Old French -bire, -biri and Middle French -bie, -biere, is probably an adjustment to pronunciations of modern English -bury with /ɛ/. On the other hand, the -o- in obsolete forms such as Contorber