Bangor

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English

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Etymology

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bangor

  1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
    1. The associated University; clipping of Bangor University.
  2. A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  3. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
    1. A number of places in the United States:
      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.
        • 2021, Brandon Taylor, “Meat”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 243:
          ‘Where are you from?’ Lionel asked, and then, because the question seemd 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.
    2. A community in Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. A suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

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References

  1. ^ Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
  2. ^ Community map (Gwynedd, Wales)

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaŋɡɔr/
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Proper noun

Bangor f

  1. Bangor

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Bangor Fangor Mangor unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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