Kent

[kent]

noun

1. James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.

2. Rockwell 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter.

3. William, 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener.

4. a county in SE England. 1,442 sq. mi. (3,735 sq. km).

5. an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain.

6. a city in NE Ohio.

7. a town in central Washington.

8. a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England.

Kent

¹

/ kɛnt /

noun

1. a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century _ad . Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles)

Kent

²

/ kɛnt /

noun

1. William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer

kent

³

/ kɛnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of ken

Example Sentences

Kent Smetters of the University of Pennsylvania noted that 40 percent of US imports are intermediate goods, meaning they are not for retail consumers.

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Eve Ross, who is a nursery worker in Kent, went to her doctor after she discovered a small lump in her armpit in January 2024.

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Barrett said on Wednesday the party "still have absolutely no idea" who leaked the video and leaders in Kent have an "inability to treat human beings with respect".

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The leader of Reform UK-run Kent County Council has described the suspensions and expulsions of councillors from her party as "a sorry state of affairs".

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When people arrive in the UK by crossing the Channel on small boats, they are generally sent to a processing centre at Manston in Kent.

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