Oostende

Dutch

Etymology

From oost (“east”) + ende (“end”); in the Middle Ages the city was on the eastern end of an island, Testerep, which is now attached to the main land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːstˈɛn.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧en‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛndə

Proper noun

Oostende n

  1. Ostend (a city and municipality of Belgium)
    Meronyms: Stene, Zandvoorde
  • Middelkerke
  • Westende
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