angers

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UK/ˈɒnʒeɪ/UK/ˈɒ̃ʒeɪ/UK/ɒnˈʒeɪ/US/ɑnˈʒeɪ/

proper noun

A city, the capital of Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France.

OriginMiddle English Angers ← Old French Angiers ← Latin Andecāvis →
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Meanings

angers1

noun
  1. pluralplural of anger
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of anger

Angers2

proper nounAngers (countable and uncountable, plural Angerses)

plural Angerses

  1. countableuncountableA city, the capital of Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from French.

Origin

  1. LatinAndecāvis
  2. Old FrenchAngiers
  3. Middle EnglishAngers
  4. EnglishAngers

Inherited from Middle English Angers, from Old French Angiers, from Latin Andecāvis or Andecāvōrum; the usual modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Angers.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 昂熱 /昂热
  • 昂熱 /昂热 (Ángrè)city in Pays de la Loire, France
French Angers
  • Angerscity in Pays de la Loire, France
German Angers
  • Angerscity in Pays de la Loire, France
Japanese アンジェ
  • アンジェ (Anje)city in Pays de la Loire, France
Latin Andecāvis, Juliomagus
  • Andecāviscity in Pays de la Loire, France
  • Juliomaguscity in Pays de la Loire, France
Portuguese Angers
  • Angerscity in Pays de la Loire, France

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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