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noun a port in northwestern Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
French
Gand [gahn ] /gɑ̃/ . Flemish
Gent [kh ent] /xɛnt/ .
Words nearby Ghent Ghaziabad, Ghazzah, GHB, Gheber, ghee, Ghent , Gheorghiu, Gheorghiu-Dej, gherao, gherkin, ghetto
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The Treaty of Versailles mentioned only four works of cultural heritage, foremost among them The Ghent Altarpiece.
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The iconography of The Ghent Altarpiece has long fascinated scholars.
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Flanders was overrun by the French, and Queen Philippa had been taken hostage in Ghent .
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Last month, she and Schaeffer traveled to Paris and then onward to the town of Ghent to celebrate Chasen's 64th birthday.
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The Duke of Anjou, a month later, was received with equal pomp, in the city of Ghent .
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It was in 1885 that he entered the University of Ghent as a student of law.
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The next years he perhaps spent in Brabant, for he was present at two tournaments given at Brussels and Ghent .
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This gloomy place, once the abode of so much cruelty, is one of the most interesting sights in Ghent .
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Facilities of trade and favourable tariffs bound the men of Ghent and Bruges to the interests of Edward.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ghent noun an industrial city and port in NW Belgium, capital of East Flanders province, at the confluence of the Rivers Lys and Scheldt: formerly famous for its cloth industry; university (1816). Pop: 229 344 (2004 est) Flemish name: Gent French name: Gand
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