Bangor
Syllables: Ban·gor/ˈbæŋɡɔː/US/ˈbæŋɡɔɹ/
Bangor proper noun: a city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
Proper noun (1)
Bangor
Proper noun (2)
UK/ˈbæŋɡə/US/ˈbæŋɡɚ/
Bangor
- A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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Bangor
- An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
- A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa.
- 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.’2021, Brandon Taylor, “Meat”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 243
- ‘Where are you from?’ Lionel asked, and then, because the question seemed too personal […] he said, ‘Not that you have to tell me.’
- A township and city therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
- A township in Bay County, Michigan.
- A town in Franklin County, New York.
- A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
- A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.
- Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
- A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
- A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Bangor meaning in Marathi
Bangor in Marathi
- city in Wales
- बँगॉर bĕṅgŏr
- town in Northern Ireland
- बँगॉर bĕṅgŏr
Origin of Bangor
From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”).
From Irish Beannchar.
From either the Welsh city or the Northern Irish city.
Words formed from Bangor
Questions about Bangor
- What does Bangor mean?
- Bangor means a city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- What is Bangor in Marathi?
- Bangor in Marathi is बँगॉर (bĕṅgŏr). See Bangor meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Bangor?
- Bangor is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bangor?
- Bangor is pronounced /ˈbæŋɡɔː/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Bangor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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