Kent

American  

[kent] / kɛnt /

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.

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Kent ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Kent ² British  

/ kɛnt /

noun

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

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kent ³ British  

/ kɛnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of ken

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Example Sentences

Bugs Matter, organised by charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, is a survey which is due to start on Wednesday and finish on 30 September.

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The system is already in place at the Kent ferry port for lorry drivers and coach passengers.

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Campbell said he does not expect the all-rounder to feature until matches against Worcestershire from 8 May and the reverse fixture against Kent at Beckenham from 15 May.

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The meningitis outbreak in Kent has seen 20 confirmed cases.

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A Welsh student died after contracting it at Bournemouth University last year, while two people died following an outbreak in Kent earlier this month.

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