1. Ghent - Noun
2. Ghent - Proper noun
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Source: WordNetA British invasion of Louisiana (unknowingly launched after the Treaty of Ghent was negotiated to end the war) was defeated with heavy British losses by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. Source: Internet
Also, every five years, a huge botanical exhibition (Gentse Floraliën) takes place in Flanders Expo in Ghent, attracting numerous visitors to the city. Source: Internet
After a number of performances in Ghent, the production moved to the opera house in Antwerp for sold-out run of performances. Source: Internet
Antwerp has a population of more than 500,000 citizens and is the largest city, Ghent has a population of 250,000 citizens, followed by Bruges with 120,000 citizens and Leuven counts almost 100,000 citizens. Source: Internet
Around this time the centre of political and social importance in the Low Countries started to shift from Flanders (Bruges–Ghent) to Brabant ( Antwerp – Brussels ), although Ghent continued to play an important role. Source: Internet
Barlow English Church 1000–1066 pp. 298–299 footnote 7 While at Canterbury he promoted the cult of Dunstan, ordering the writing of the second Life of Dunstan, which Adelard of Ghent composed between 1006 and 1011. Source: Internet