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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOstende
Pronunciation / Transliteration: osˈtende
"Ostende es una ciudad costera muy visitada en Bélgica."
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A coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, known as a major North Sea port and seaside resort.
"We took the ferry from the UK to Ostend for our summer holiday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Dutch name 'Oostende', meaning 'east end'. Historically designating a coastal city located at the eastern end of the oldest channel (the Testerep channel) in the county of Flanders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ostend" is said worldwide
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Ostende
Transliteration: ostɑ̃d
"Ostende est une ville côtière populaire en Belgique."
Ostende
Transliteration: ɔstˈɛndə
"Wir verbringen das Wochenende in Ostende an der Nordsee."
Ostenda
Transliteration: oˈstenda
"Ostenda è un importante porto sul Mare del Nord."
Ostende
Transliteration: osˈtende
"Ostende es una ciudad costera muy visitada en Bélgica."
Ostende
Transliteration: osˈtẽdʒi
"Ostende é uma famosa estância balnear belga."
ओस्टेन्ड
Transliteration: ostend
"ओस्टेन्ड बेल्जियम का एक सुंदर तटीय शहर है।"
奥斯坦德
Transliteration: ào sī tǎn dé
"奥斯坦德是比利时的一个海滨城市。"
오스텐더
Transliteration: oseutendeo
"오스텐더는 벨기에의 해안 도시입니다."
オステンド
Transliteration: osutendo
"オステンドはベルギーの北海に面した港町です。"
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