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Ostend¹

  • /ˈɒstˌɛnd/ UK

Where it comes from

From Dutch Oostende, from oost (“east”) + ende (“end”); in the middle ages the city was on the easter end of an island, Testerep, which is now attached to the main land. Doublet of East End.

proper noun

  1. A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.

ostend²

Where it comes from

Latin ostendere (“to show”).

verb ostends · ostending · ostended

  1. To exhibit or show Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend.

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name largest coastal city of Belgium

한국어오스텐더 Oseutendeo
FrançaisOstende
DeutschOstende
ItalianoOstenda

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@misc{ostend_2026,
  title = {ostend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ostend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}