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Kentish
kent K0036700 (kĕnt)v. Scots A past tense and a past participle of ken.
Kent K0036700 (kĕnt)1. A region and former kingdom of southeast England. Settled by Jutes in the fifth century ad, 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) was the site of a 1970 demonstration against the Vietnam War in which four students were killed by members of the National Guard.
Kent′ish adj.Kentish (ˈkɛntɪʃ) adjof or relating to Kentn (Languages) Also: Jutish the dialect of Old and Middle English spoken in Kent. See also Anglian, West SaxonKent•ish (ˈkɛn tɪʃ)
adj. 1. of Kent, England, its inhabitants, or their speech. n. 2. the dialect of Old English spoken in Kent. [before 950] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Kentish - one of the major dialects of Old EnglishJutishOld English, Anglo-Saxon - English prior to about 1100 | | 2. | Kentish - a dialect of Middle EnglishMiddle English - English from about 1100 to 1450 |
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Synonyms for Kentishnoun one of the major dialects of Old EnglishSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a dialect of Middle EnglishRelated Words |