Kent2 Syllabification: (Kent)Pronunciation: /kent/Entry from US DictionaryDefinition of Kent 1a city in northeastern Ohio, home to Kent State University; population 27,983 (est. 2008). 2a city in western Washington, on the Naches River, a southern suburb of Seattle; population 83,978 (est. 2008). Kent in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kent in the US English dictionary