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Kent

[ kent ]
/ kɛnt /

noun

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Words nearby Kent

Kenosha, kenosis, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, kenspeckle, Kent, kente, kentia, kentia palm, Kentish, Kentish fire
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British Dictionary definitions for Kent (1 of 3)

kent
/ (kɛnt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of ken

British Dictionary definitions for Kent (2 of 3)

Kent1
/ (kɛnt) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for Kent (3 of 3)

Kent2
/ (kɛnt) /

noun

William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer
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