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Ghent (Dutch: Gent ⓘ; French: Gand ⓘ; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. [2]
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On January 30, 2007, the Little General convenience store on 2964 Flat Top Road was destroyed when a 500-gallon (1,892-liter) propane tank began to leak during maintenance. A high-pressure jet of propane burst upwards from the canister and vaporized upon contact with air, entering the store and finding an ignition source; the subsequent explosion destroyed the tank and leveled the store.
This usage survives in place names such as Ghent. The spelling of English word ghost with a gh (from Middle English gost ) was likely influenced by the Middle Dutch spelling gheest ( Modern Dutch geest ).
Ghent was originally called Grand View, and under the latter name was platted in 1878. [6] The present name is after the Belgian city of Ghent. [7] A post office was established as Grandview in 1874, and renamed Ghent in 1882. [8]
The historically original pronunciation is an alveolar trill , ... Ghent, Bruges and more generally in Zeeland, North Brabant and Limburg), this lowering is ...
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The Vrijdagmarkt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvrɛidɑxmɑr(ə)kt]; "Friday Market") is a city square in the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is named after the weekly tradition to stage a market every Friday morning. As one of the oldest squares in Ghent, it played an important role in the city's history. [1]