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発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɛn.tɪʃ/

固有名詞

Kentish

1. The dialect of Modern English spoken in Kent.
2. A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent.
3. A surname.
4. A local government area in northern Tasmania, Australia; in full, Kentish Council.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kentish is the 90113 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 205 individuals. Kentish is most common among Black (62.93%) individuals.

形容詞

Kentish (comparative more Kentish, superlative most Kentish)

1. Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants.
   • 1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 436:

     On leaving Wye, we find the country changing character; the Downs come closer to the line, and grazing gives way to orchards and hop-gardens, with pleasant farm buildings, including oasthouses, another characteristic Kentish sight.

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 111:

     The church has a high, typically Kentish, tower, begun in the 15th century, while parts of the main structure date from two centuries earlier.

2. From the western part of Kent (whose inhabitants are traditionally called "Kentish men" and "Kentish maids"), as opposed to the eastern part (whose inhabitants are "men of Kent" and "maids of Kent").

派生語

• Kentish fire
• Kentish glory
• Kentishman
• Kentish plover (bird: Charadrius alexandrinus)
• Kentish rag

参考

• Kentish Town (unrelated to Kent)
• West Kentish

参照

• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

アナグラム

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