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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

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When the appointment came in May 2024, he and his wife took the train from their Kent home to the London clinic.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The Giants left well enough alone because Kent was an essential cog in their lineup, the story died down and he missed only the first four regular-season games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Giants advanced to the World Series — where they lost to the Angels — and Kent hit a career-high 37 home runs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Cue to Kent, who while Bader was being treated at a Bay Area hospital Sunday was enjoying his induction ceremony into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

But Dr. Elisha Kent Kane had never commanded a ship before.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Especially, ask about local varieties, from keswick codlin and worcester pearmain to cornish aromatic and beauty of kent.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2019

If I had only kent, I wad rather hae pit in the collection mysel’ an’ covered up the plate.

From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various

Naething has happened but what ye a' alang kent very weel about.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

Then we'll start work. kent goes into his room and tackles the telephone there. trebell sits down to write the note, his face very set and anxious.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Granville-Barker, Harley

Scott alludes to the old song of the Lea Rig,— "Nae herds wi' kent and colley there," etc.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)