English Explanatory Dictionary

Ostend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.
verb
  1. To exhibit or show

Pronunciation

/ˈɒstˌɛnd/

Word forms

Ostend ostends ostending ostended

Etymology

From Dutch Oostende, from oost (“east”) + ende (“end”); in the middle ages the city was on the easter end of an island, Testerep, which is now attached to the main land. Doublet of East End.

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