Kentish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The dialect of Modern English spoken in Kent.
A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent.
A surname.
A local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia; in full, Kentish Council.

adj

Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants.
From the western part of Kent (whose inhabitants are traditionally called "Kentish men" and "Kentish maids"), as opposed to the eastern part (whose inhabitants are "men of Kent" and "maids of Kent").

/ˈkɛn.tɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Kentish.wav

Kentish more Kentish most Kentish

From Kent + -ish.

Kentish Town West Kentish

Kentish fire Kentish glory Kentishman Kentish plover Kentish rag

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