Bangor

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UK/ˈbæŋɡɔː/US/ˈbæŋɡɔɹ//ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɔɹ//ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɔɹ/

proper noun

A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).

OriginWelsh bangor ← Old Welsh bancor →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

Bangor1

proper noun
  1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
    1. The associated University; clipping of Bangor University.

Bangor2

proper noun
  1. A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Bangor3

proper noun
  1. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
    1. An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
    2. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
    3. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa.
    4. A city, the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine.

      ‘Where are you from?’ Lionel asked, and then, because the question seemed too personal […] he said, ‘Not that you have to tell me.’ ‘Bangor,’ Charles said. ‘Maine.’ ‘What’s it like there?’ ‘Cold. Wet. Empty,’ he said. ‘It’s kind of a bleak place.’

      2021, Brandon Taylor, “Meat”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 243
    5. A township and city therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
    6. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
    7. A town in Franklin County, New York.
    8. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
    10. A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.
    11. Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
    12. A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    13. A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    14. A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
    15. A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
  2. A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

Origin

Bangor · proper noun

  1. Old Welshbancor“wattle”
  2. Welshbangor“wattle”
  3. EnglishBangor

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”).

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Bangor · proper noun

  1. IrishBeannchar
  2. EnglishBangor

From Irish Beannchar.

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Bangor · proper noun

From either the Welsh city or the Northern Irish city.

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Translations

Irish Beannchar
  • Beannchartown in Northern Ireland
Russian Бангор
  • Бангор (Bangor)city in Wales
Turkish Bangor
  • Bangorcity in Wales
Welsh Bangor
  • Bangorcity in Wales

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bangor

angerhangerlanguorclangour
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Anagrams

GrobanbroganbarongBognarBrognaBagnorGorban
Cite this entry
APA

Bangor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bangor

MLA

“Bangor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bangor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bangor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bangor.

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