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Kent

Pronunciation: /kɛnt/

The English word “Kent” has 9 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  2. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
  7. An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  9. A royal dukedom.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

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