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Lang
//læŋ// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 long obsolete, outside-Northumbria
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.; An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname.; A surname from German, a variant of Lange. countable, uncountable
- 3 A surname.; A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange. countable, uncountable
- 4 A surname.; A Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”). countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename; A settlement in New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename; A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename; A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; A village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang). countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename; A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of language abbreviation, alt-of
Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).
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