Ongar

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proper noun

A civil parish and post town with a town council in Epping Forest district, Essex, England, the parish includes Chipping Ongar.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A civil parish and post town with a town council in Epping Forest district, Essex, England, the parish includes Chipping Ongar.
  2. An outer western suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

Origin

Said to be a derivative of Old English wong (“plain, field”), in the sense of "meadow".

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ongar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ongar

MLA

“Ongar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ongar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ongar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ongar.

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