Ghent

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Ghent

  • /ˈɡɛnt/

Rhymes with -ɛnt

Where it comes from

From Middle Dutch Ghent (modern spelling: Gent), from Latin Ganda, itself probably of Celtic origin.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency.
  2. A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.
  3. A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Columbia County, New York.
  5. An unincorporated community in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio.
  6. A historic district in Norfolk, Virginia.
  7. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

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