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Ostend

American  
[os-tend, os-tend] / ɒsˈtɛnd, ˈɒs tɛnd /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Belgium.


Ostend British  
/ ɒsˈtɛnd /

noun

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

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They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

They premised their secret proposal, the Ostend Manifesto External link, on national defense.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

It advises that by 2025, up to 15 properties could be lost at Happisburgh, 35 at Ostend and up to 10 between Overstrand and Mundesley.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023

Modernist artists such as the early Expressionist James Ensor, from Ostend, another Flemish city, and Antwerp’s contemporary art star Luc Tuymans, continued to tap into the Flemish tradition of mastering oil paint.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Alone and unescorted he rescued the crew of a British airplane wrecked in the sea off Ostend, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by the British Government.

From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.