a state of banishment; ostracism: to send someone to Coventry
city in central England, in West Midlands: county district pop. 294,000
See Coventry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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A city of central England east-southeast of Birmingham. Famous as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century, Coventry was severely damaged in air raids during World War II (November 1940). Population: 303,000.
A town of west-central Rhode Island southwest of Providence. It was settled in 1643 and was formerly a noted lacemaking center. Population: 34,700.
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noun
A state of ostracism or exile: “It's not that smoke-filled rooms are back; smokers huddle in Coventry these days”(Flora Lewis).