Associations to the word «Ghent»

Wiktionary

GHENT, proper noun. Capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.
GHENT SYSTEM, noun. An arrangement whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade or labour unions rather than a government agency.

Dictionary definition

GHENT, noun. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne