Ostend

[ os-tend, os-tend ]

/ ɒsˈtɛnd, ˈɒs tɛnd /

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noun

a seaport in NW Belgium.

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Flemish Oo·sten·de

[oh-sten-duh] /oʊˈstɛn də/ . French Os·tende

[aws-tahnd]. /ɔsˈtɑ̃d/.

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How to use Ostend in a sentence

Another very interesting place is the Plage de Westende, the present terminus of the electric railway from Ostend.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
If the Ostend Company had continued, this would certainly have been a powerful City.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
To the thoughtful eye, what more convenient vessel for a second operation at Ostend?
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
I have written to Mr. Van Ostend to ask if the company would have any objection to my putting it here near these pines.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller

I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
The Sign of Silence|William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for Ostend

Ostend

/ (ɒsˈtɛnd) /

noun

a port and resort in NW Belgium, in West Flanders on the North Sea. Pop: 68 273 (2004 est)French name: Ostende (ɔstɑ̃d) Flemish name: Oostende

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