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Bangor¹

  • /ˈbæŋɡɔː/ UK
  • /ˈbæŋɡɔɹ/ US
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɔɹ/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɔɹ/

Rhymes with -æŋɡɔː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”).

proper noun

  1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
  2. The associated University; clipping of Bangor University.

Bangor²

  • /ˈbæŋɡə/ UK
  • /ˈbæŋɡɚ/ US
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɚ/

Rhymes with -æŋɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Irish Beannchar.

proper noun

  1. A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Bangor³

Where it comes from

From either the Welsh city or the Northern Irish city.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
  2. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
  3. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa.
  4. 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.’
  5. A township and city therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
  7. A town in Franklin County, New York.
  8. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  10. A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.
  11. Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
  12. A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  13. A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  14. A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  15. A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
  16. A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dee, bethesda, gwynedd, wales, brynglas, bangor-on-dee, abergynolwyn, brecon, dolgellau, llandygai, aberdovey, gwernyfed, tywyn, newport, dolbadarn, caernarfon

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name city in Wales

РусскийБангор Bangor

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"Bangor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bangor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bangor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bangor

Chicago

"Bangor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bangor.

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@misc{bangor_2026,
  title = {Bangor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bangor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}