bangor
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈbæŋɡə/
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/ˈbæŋɡə/ · /ˈbæŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɚ/ · /ˈbæŋɡɔː/ · /ˈbæŋɡɔɹ/ · /ˈbeɪ̯ŋɡɔɹ/ · /ˈbɛ̃ŋɡɔɹ/
Definition of bangor
19 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
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- A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
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Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
“‘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.’”
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).
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