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Kentish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɛn.tɪʃ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Kent + -ish.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants.
   • On leaving Wye, we find the country changing character; the Downs come closer to the line, and grazing gives way to orchards and hop-gardens, with pleasant farm buildings, including oasthouses, another characteristic Kentish sight. 1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 436:
   • The church has a high, typically Kentish, tower, begun in the 15th century, while parts of the main structure date from two centuries earlier. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 111:
2. 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").

Forms

Deriveds

Kentish rag · Kentish glory · Kentish plover · Kentishman · Kentish fire

Relateds

West Kentish · Kentish Town

Kentish en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈkɛn.tɪʃ/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Kent + -ish.

Meanings

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