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ostend

/ˈɒstˌɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
os-tend
IPA
/ˈɒstˌɛnd/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.

verb

To exhibit or show

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒstˌɛnd/

Inflected Forms

ostends (present, singular) ostending (participle, present) ostended (participle, past) ostended (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce ostend?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒstˌɛnd/.
What does ostend mean?
A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.
Where does ostend come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce ostend

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