name
Meaning 1
A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.
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Standard Lemma guide
Ostend
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UK: /ˈɒstˌɛnd/
verb
Meaning 2
To exhibit or show
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History
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.
Latin ostendere (“to show”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: Остенд (Ostend) — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Danish: Oostende — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Dutch: Oostende — largest coastal city of Belgium
- French: Ostende — largest coastal city of Belgium
- German: Ostende — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Italian: Ostenda — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Korean: 오스텐더 (Oseutendeo) — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Marathi: ऑस्टेंड (ŏsṭeṇḍa) — largest coastal city of Belgium
- Urdu: اوسٹینڈے (osṭainḍe) — largest coastal city of Belgium
- West Flemish: Ostende — largest coastal city of Belgium
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