Meanings
adjectiveantigang (not comparable)
alternative anti-gang
- not comparablegovernmentIntended to combat or reduce the activity of criminal gangs
These changes occurred independent of any antigang program (CIN is the first of its kind in Chicago) and bore no relation to the number of officers in the Chicago Police Department's Gang Crimes Unit.
1988 March 4, Dan Cohen, “Our Gang”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰóngʰos
- Proto-Germanic*gangaz
- Proto-West Germanic*gang
- Old Englishgang
- Middle Englishgang
- Englishgang
- Englishantigang
Translations
Portuguese antigangue, antigangues
- antigangueintended to combat or reduce the activity of criminal gangs
- antiganguesintended to combat or reduce the activity of criminal gangs
Cite this entry
APA
antigang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigang
MLA
“antigang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigang. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antigang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigang.
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