Kent (k nt)1. A region and former kingdom of southeast England. Settled by Jutes in the fifth century a.d., it became one of the seven kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy but was later eclipsed by the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex. 2. A city of northeast Ohio east-northeast of Akron. Kent State University (founded 1910) is in the city and was the site of a 1970 demonstration against the Vietnam War in which four students were killed by members of the National Guard. Population: 27,900. 3. A city of west-central Washington south of Seattle. A newly urbanized community in a former farming region, it is a food-processing center with an aerospace industry. Population: 83,500. |
| Kent, Rockwell 1882-1971. American artist noted for his stark woodcuts, which illustrated published accounts of his travels and special editions of classic literary works. |
| kent (knt) v. Scots A past tense and a past participle of ken. |
kent [kɛnt]
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a past tense and past participle of ken
Kent [kɛnt]
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(Placename) 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 (Rochester and Gillingham) became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop. (excluding Medway): 1 329 653 (2001). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq. km (1361 sq. miles)
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(Biographies / Kent, William (?1685-1748) M, English, ARCHITECTURE: architect, TECHNOLOGY: gardener, ARTS AND CRAFTS: interior designer) William. ?1685-1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer
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| Noun | 1. | Kent - a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans England - a division of the United Kingdom Home Counties - the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded Canterbury - a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church |
| 2. | Kent - United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971) |
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