Ghent
/ˈɡɛnt/
Ghent proper noun: the capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.
Proper noun
Ghent
- 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.2025 January 29, Lucy Hooker, “Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels”, in BBC News
- Synonyms:
- Gent
- A minor city in Carroll County, Kentucky.
- A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Columbia County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio.
- A historic district in Norfolk, Virginia.
- A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Ghent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Ghent in Hindi
- capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium
- गेंट gẽṭ
Ghent in Tamil
- capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium
- ஜிஹெண்ட் jiheṇṭ
Ghent in Marathi
- capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium
- गेंट geṇṭa
Ghent in Urdu
- capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium
- گینٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- Ghent in Bengali
- জেন্ট jenṭo
- Ghent in Telugu
- ఘెంట్ gheṇṭ
- Ghent in Kannada
- ಘೆಂಟ್ gheṇṭ
- Ghent in Gujarati
- ઘેન્ટ ghenṭ
- Ghent in Sinhala
- ඝෙන්ට් ghenṭ
- Ghent in Tagalog
- Gante
- Ghent in Arabic
- جِينْت gent, غِنْت ḡint, خنت ẖint, قنط qinṭ
- Ghent in Indonesian
- Gent
- Ghent in Persian
- گنت
- Ghent in Thai
- เกนต์, ก็อง gɔng
- Ghent in Myanmar
- ဂင့်မြို့ gang.mrui.
Synonyms of Ghent
Origin of Ghent
From Middle Dutch Ghent (modern spelling: Gent), from Latin Ganda, itself probably of Celtic origin.
Words formed from Ghent
Phrases with Ghent
Words that rhyme with Ghent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
- ent
Questions about Ghent
- What does Ghent mean?
- Ghent means the capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.
- What is Ghent in Hindi?
- Ghent in Hindi is गेंट (gẽṭ). See Ghent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ghent?
- Ghent is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ghent?
- Ghent is pronounced /ˈɡɛnt/.
Words near Ghent in the dictionary
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