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Keent
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Kent Noord-Brabant dialect form
Etymology
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as kyent in 1247. Perhaps derived from dialectal nl keen split, gully, creek with collectivising -t. Compare nl Keinse and nl Kinrooi.
(Limburg) First attested as Keent in 1790. Perhaps derived from dialectal nl keen split, gap or nl keen pine tree, Pinus sp.. Compare nl Keinse and nl Kinrooi. See also li Kieëntj.
Pronunciation
nl /keːnt/
nl Keent
nl eːnt 1
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Oss p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Weert p/Limburg c/Netherlands
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