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Kentish

[ken-tish]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Kent or its people.



ˈKentish

/ ˈkɛntɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Kent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also: Jutishthe dialect of Old and Middle English spoken in Kent See also Anglian West Saxon

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈKentish1

before 950; Middle English Kentissh, Old English Centisc. See Kent, -ish 1

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