Ostend

Ostend
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a town and port in northwest Belgium, which is on the North Sea coast and is a popular place for tourists. It used to be well known in the UK because of the many ferries that went there from the south of England, but fewer ferries now make this journey.

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  • Ostend — Os*tend , v. t. [L. ostendere to show.] To exhibit; to manifest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Mercy to mean offenders we ll ostend. J. Webster. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ostend — Ostend, Theil der Stadt London, s.d. E) d) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ostend — [ō̂ ständ′äs tend′, äs′tend] seaport in NW Belgium, on the North Sea: pop. 69,000: Fr. name Ostende [ō̂ ständ′] …   English World dictionary

  • Ostend — For other uses, see Ostend (disambiguation). Ostend Oostende (Dutch) The beach at the pier …   Wikipedia

  • Ostend — Stadtteil von Frankfurt am Main …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ostend — /os tend , os tend/, n. a seaport in NW Belgium. 69,039. French, Ostende /aws tahonnd /. * * * ▪ Belgium Flemish  Oostende , French  Ostende        municipality, Flanders Region, northwestern Belgium. It lies along the North Sea and at the end of …   Universalium

  • Ostend — Ostende Ostende : la plage, la digue et la tour Europacenter …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ostend — äˈstend transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English ostenden, from Latin ostendere to show : to show clearly : exhibit, manifest seemed to me somewhat to ostend his relationship with the … household H.H.Johnston …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport — IATA: OST – ICAO: EBOS …   Wikipedia

  • Ostend (Francfort-sur-le-Main) — Ostend Une Place d Ostend Administration Pays Allemagne Land Hesse …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ostend (Frankfurt am Main) — Ostend Stadtteil of Frankfurt …   Wikipedia

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