Kent
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- proper noun
- /kɛnt/
- Walpole called Lee Priory in Kent (destroyed in 1954), built for Thomas Barrett (d. 1803).
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Watch on YouTubeIt goes right back to a little council estate and Isla Sheppey in Kent called Queensway.
- It goes right back to a little council estate and Isla Sheppey in Kent called Queensway.
- Documenting this traditional DAO construction in northern coast of Kent, Dow, which are sailboats.
- First question, Yeah, Jesus, I grew up in Kent, not Russia.
- I grew up in a nice family in a nice home in Kent.
- It was in not Gravesend, some place in Kent.
- I think Gaudi was done at my own studio in in the South of England in Kent.
- So yeah, I was brought up in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, middle class family, very Catholic.
- And they'll be different in, you know, a coastal village in Kent to, you know, Glasgow, where my mum's from, to the Isle of Skye.
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My parents are in Kent.
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David Shemmings is a professor of social work at Kent University.
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First question, Yeah, Jesus, I grew up in Kent, not Russia.
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I'm about to move from Liverpool to Kent and I am worried.
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We are on a train from Kent to Monaco.
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They are reporting that Spice Fusion, a tasty little spot in Kent, England, has a new promo offer.
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It goes right back to a little council estate and Isla Sheppey in Kent called Queensway.
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I grew up in Kent, a beautiful county in southeastern England.
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Kent is known for its historic sites and scenic countryside.
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After visiting London, we traveled down to Kent to explore the coastline.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Kent comes from an old name, Cantium, used by the Romans and from the people called the Cantiaci. Because the county sits on the 'edge' of England facing the sea, a helpful way to remember it is that Kent originally meant 'border' or 'coast'.