Ghent (Dutch: Gent [ɣɛnt]; French: Gand [ɡɑ̃]; 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 East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.

Ghent is well known for its large public squares and marketplaces, chief among which is the Vrijdagmarkt (“Friday Market”), the centre of the life of the medieval city. Of Ghent's many famous medieval monasteries, the most notable are the ruined 7th-century abbey of St.

Gents is used when addressing men in an informal, humorous way, especially in the expression `ladies and gents. ' [humorous, informal]

In Flanders Dutch is the main language, although French is spoken in the southern part of Belgium, Wallonia, and to a large extent in Brussels as well.. If people hear that you do not speak Dutch easily they will switch to French, English, German or even another language to help you.