Ghent

//ˈɡɛnt// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

    "The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency."

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"In the last two years, the city of Ghent has shared 57,000 food packets with needy people."

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Ghent (modern spelling: Gent), from Latin Ganda, itself probably of Celtic origin.

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