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Kent

American  
[kent] / kɛnt /

noun

  1. James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.

  2. Rockwell 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter.

  3. William, 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener.

  4. a county in SE England. 1,442 sq. mi. (3,735 sq. km).

  5. an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain.

  6. a city in NE Ohio.

  7. a town in central Washington.

  8. a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England.

Kent 1 British  
/ kɛnt /

noun

  1. a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century ad . Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles)

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Kent 2 British  
/ kɛnt /

noun

  1. William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer

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kent 3 British  
/ kɛnt /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of ken

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SEW serves about 2.3 million people across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature a wide array of spacecraft, planetary probes, telescopes and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A targeted vaccination programme was offered initially to students in university halls in Kent before being expanded to those who attended local nightclub Club Chemistry where the outbreak is thought to have originated.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Housing is the middle class’s wealth engine—and many millennials showed up after the train already left the station,” said Ana Hernández Kent, who runs AK Research & Consulting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But Dr. Elisha Kent Kane had never commanded a ship before.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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