Ghent

[gent]

noun

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

Ghent

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Last week, Flanders Festival Ghent, a Belgian music festival, withdrew its invitation for the Munich Philharmonic to play there because the orchestra’s conductor is Lahav Shani, who is also music director of the Israeli Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

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