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  Kent

  noun

  James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
• kent
  kent

  verb

  a past tense and past participle of ken

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

The company began without either an orchestra of its own or music director, and it was only in 2003 that it finally had both, with the appointment of Kent Nagano, who remained for three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

“We encourage borrowers to take advantage of this opportunity and enroll in autopay as soon as possible,” Kent said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The enhanced benefit is aimed at encouraging borrowers to stay current on their loans and pay them on time, Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent said to reporters in announcing the perk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

It was commissioned by the railway magnate Edward Ladd Betts for his home in Kent and has since passed through various private collections.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

We pulled up to Warren Kent Charter School, behind a line of other cars waiting to drop off at the big fenced-in yard where all the kids gathered by grade before the first bell.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson