# Ostend

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɒstˌɛnd/ · frequency rank #68,503

## Definitions
1. A coastal city and municipality in West Flanders, Belgium.

## Etymology
From Dutch Oostende, from oost (“east”) + ende (“end”); in the middle ages the city was on the easter end of an island, Testerep, which is now attached to the main land. Doublet of East End.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ostend