Ghent

American  

[gent] / gɛnt /

noun

1. a port in northwestern Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.

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Ghent British  

/ ɡɛnt /

noun

1. French name: Gand.  Flemish name: Gent.  an industrial city and port in NW Belgium, capital of East Flanders province, at the confluence of the Rivers Lys and Scheldt: formerly famous for its cloth industry; university (1816). Pop: 229 344 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Wales will have a better idea of where they stand in their World Cup qualifying group once Belgium have played North Macedonia in Ghent on Friday night.

From BBC

The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency.

From BBC

Andra Ghent, a professor of finance at the University of Utah, said the changes on their own aren’t likely to have much of an effect.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you are not paying careful attention,” Ghent said, “you could end up with the same deal as before.”

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the defendants’ absence, the trial’s significance was underscored by Brigitte Herremans, a senior researcher at the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University.

From Seattle Times