Ghent

American

[gent] / gɛnt /

noun

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

Ghent British

/ ɡɛnt /

noun

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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They played brilliantly together in the quarter-final with France at the Queen's Club, then a five-set, four-hour semi-final match with Australia, before seeing off the Belgian pair as Britain won the title in Ghent.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The ministry said it was sending experts to Ghent, Belgium to examine the photos and to talk to a collector of Third Reich memorabilia who had put them on sale on Ebay on Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Lotus was founded in 1932 in a village near the medieval city of Ghent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Ghent, the Utah professor, said real change won’t come from the new rules themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

First they see some museums: in Lille, France, and in Ghent and Antwerp in Belgium.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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