Thanet

American  

[than-it] / ˈθæn ɪt /

noun

1. Octave pen name of Alice French.

2. Isle of, an island in SE England, forming the NE tip of Kent county. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).

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Thanet British  

/ ˈθænɪt /

noun

1. an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

There are 14 former Conservatives, five independents and one Green among the new batch of Reform UK councillors, who represent areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, Thanet and Bolsover.

From BBC

Barry Manners was originally elected as a Conservative in Thanet, but he left the party in May last year and sat as an independent until announcing he was joining Reform UK.

From BBC

Yorath spent 44 games in charge of Margate FC and won the Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup in 2009-10.

From BBC

Labour's Polly Billington, MP for East Thanet, said performance spaces needed to be "treasured and preserved, not flogged off".

From BBC

Her father was a British Army brigadier and her mother served as an ambulance driver during World War II. She studied art and fashion at the Thanet School of Art and pursed acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, according to a statement her daughter shared.

From Los Angeles Times