Kent

1 of 2

biographical name

Rockwell 1882–1971 American painter and illustrator

Kent

2 of 2

geographical name

1
county of southeastern England bordering on the Strait of Dover; one of the kingdoms in the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy; capital Maidstone area 1493 square miles (3867 square kilometers), population 1,463,740
2
city on the Cuyahoga River east-northeast of Akron in northeastern Ohio population 28,904

Note: Kent State University which is located here was the site May 4, 1970 of the shooting deaths of four Vietnam War protesters by National Guard troops.

3
city in western Washington south of Seattle population 92,411
Kentish adjective

Dictionary Entries Near Kent

Cite this Entry

“Kent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kent. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on Kent

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!