What does "bangor" mean?
A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
Bangor
/ˈbæŋ(ɡ)əɹ/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- Grammar: bangor is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: gwynedd city, maine city, new england city, northern wales city.
- Useful contrasts: rural area.
- Usage evidence: ‘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.’
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- 2 A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).; The associated University; clipping of Bangor University.
- 3 A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- 4 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
- 5 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
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- 6 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa.
- 7 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; 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.’"
- 8 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A township and city therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
- 9 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Bay County, Michigan.
- 10 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, New York.
- 11 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
- 12 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
- 13 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.
- 14 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A number of places in the United States:; Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
- 15 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 16 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 17 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- 18 Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.; A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
- 19 A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Synonyms
All synonyms gwynedd citymaine citynew england citynorthern wales cityregional cityus city
Antonyms
rural area
Example
"‘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.’"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bangor"?
Common synonyms include: gwynedd city, maine city, new england city, northern wales city, regional city, us city.
How do you use "bangor" in a sentence?
‘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.’
How do you pronounce "bangor"?
Pronounced /ˈbæŋ(ɡ)əɹ/.
Etymology
From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).