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Kent vs Kelt - What's the difference?

kent | kelt |

As a proper noun Kent

is a maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

As a verb kent

is past tense of ken.

As a noun kelt is

a thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

kent

English

(wikipedia Kent)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A maritime county in the southeast of England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  • A town in Connecticut
  • A CDP in Iowa
  • A city in Minnesota
  • A town in New York
  • A city in Ohio
  • A city in Washington, USA
  • derived from the place name.
  • transferred from the surname; of mostly American usage, but never popular.

    • Derived terms

    * Fort Kent * Kent Acres * Kent City * Kent Island * Kentland * Kent Narrows * Kent Peninsula * Kentville * South Kent

    kelt

    English

    (wikipedia kelt)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Jamieson)

    Etymology 3

    Compare Icelandic (kult), quilt.

    Noun

  • (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
    • (Jamieson)
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