Oostende

== Dutch == === Etymology === From oost (“east”) + ende (“end”); in the Middle Ages the city was on the eastern end of an island, Testerep, which is now attached to the main land. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːstˈɛn.də/ Hyphenation: Oost‧en‧de Rhymes: -ɛndə === Proper noun === Oostende n Ostend (a city and municipality of Belgium) Meronyms: Stene, Zandvoorde ==== Related terms ==== Middelkerke Westende