- the Flemish name for Ghent
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gent1
( jent),USA pronunciation n.
gent2 ( jent),USA pronunciation adj. [Obs.]
Gent (кнent),USA pronunciation n.
Gent.,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Informal Termsgentleman (defs. 1, 2).
- by shortening 1555–65
gent2 ( jent),USA pronunciation adj. [Obs.]
- elegant;
graceful.
- Latin genitus begotten, born
- Old French
- Middle English 1175–1225
Gent (кнent),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesFlemish name of Ghent.
Gent.,
- gentleman or gentlemen.
Ghent
(gent),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814. 142,551. French, Gand. Flemish, Gent.
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short for gentleman
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