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  Kentish

  adjective

  of or relating to Kent or its people.
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  kentish

  adjective

  of or relating to Kent

Kentish

American  

[ken-tish] / ˈkɛn tɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Kent or its people.

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kentish British  

/ ˈkɛntɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Kent

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noun

1. Also: Jutish. the dialect of Old and Middle English spoken in Kent See also Anglian West Saxon

Etymology

Origin of Kentish

before 950; Middle English Kentissh, Old English Centisc. See Kent, -ish ¹

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I wanted do that with Kentish Town, with Brick Lane, with Wembley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

A total of 1,245 self-sown Kentish milkwort plants have been recorded at Queendown Warren, near Sittingbourne in Kent – the largest population of the species in the UK.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

On 8 May 2025, a Toyota car previously owned by the prime minister was found on fire on a street he previously lived on in Kentish Town, north London.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Matthew Botley, head of operations at Kentish Mayde, says he can see a time when the puddings will "get forgotten as a British food".

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Then she was posted to RAF Maidsend, an operational base for a squadron of new Spitfire fighter planes, not far from Canterbury, near the Kentish coast.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

A kentish Lord, sir; his ancestors came forth off Canterbury.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen

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