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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

The deal was announced on Monday at an energy summit in Ostend, Belgium.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

The headquarters of the Belgium Jockey Club are in the Bois de la Cambre at Boisfort, and meetings are held at Ostend, Antwerp, Spa, Bruges and elsewhere.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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