ingang

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UK/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/Scotland/ˈɪnɡaŋ/

noun

An entrance or entryway.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.”

OriginMiddle English ingang ← Old English ingang ← Proto-Germanic *inngangaz →
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Meanings

nouningang (plural ingangs)

plural ingangs

  1. archaicrareAn entrance or entryway.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
entranceentrance hallentry

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*inngangaz
  2. Old Englishingang
  3. Middle Englishingang“entrance”
  4. Englishingang

From Middle English ingang (“entrance”), from Old English ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, equivalent to in- + gang. Cognate with Dutch ingang (“entryway”), Old High German ingang (“entrance”) (German Eingang), Swedish ingång (“entrance”), Danish indgang (“entrance, entryway”). More at in, gang.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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