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Mandarin · pinyin Kěn tè

Kent (English county)

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肯: kěn · willing; consent to, permit
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished

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name · Etymology 1

(～山) Khentii Mountains (mountain range in Mongolia)
(～省) Khentii (a province of Mongolia)

name · Etymology 2

(～郡) Kent (a county of England, United Kingdom)
(～縣) Kent (a county of Rhode Island, United States)
(～市) Kent (a city in Washington, United States)
a transliteration of the English surname Kent

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