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

Polanski told BBC South East he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach "led by public health experts, not politicians", following previous calls for legalisation by Kent Green councillor Stuart Jeffrey.

From BBC

The BBC understands Murray, who lived in Kent, died in Rochester.

From BBC

David Corenswet’s Clark Kent isn’t merely invulnerable; he’s also unyielding in his view that in an era defined by corporate cruelty, being nice is true punk rock.

From Salon

Coroner Catherine Wood said at Kent and Medway Coroners Court on Thursday: "The influence that was brought to bear on Paloma... did contribute more than minimally to her death."

From BBC

Although she did not realise it at the time, Emma, who lived in Kent but has since moved to Essex, was in the grip of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship.

From BBC